{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-681.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 681.31","heading":"Are there sanctions for misconduct?","body":"(a) The ALJ may sanction a person, including any party or representative, for failing to comply with an order, or for engaging in other misconduct that interferes with the speedy, orderly, and fair conduct of a hearing.\n(b) Any such sanction shall reasonably relate to the severity and nature of the misconduct.\n(c) When a party fails to comply with an order, including an order for taking a deposition, the production of evidence within the party's control, or a request for admission, the ALJ may:\n(1) Draw an inference in favor of the requesting party with regard to the information sought;\n(2) In the case of requests for admission, deem each matter of which an admission is requested to be admitted;\n(3) Prohibit the party failing to comply with such order from introducing evidence concerning, or otherwise relying upon testimony relating to the information sought; and\n(4) Strike any part of the pleadings or other submissions of the party failing to comply with such a request.\n(d) The ALJ may refuse to consider any motion, request, response, brief or other document which is not filed in a timely fashion.\n(e) If a party fails to prosecute or defend an action under this part commenced by service of a notice of hearing, the ALJ may dismiss the action or may issue an initial decision imposing penalties and assessments.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","PART 681—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"233a6175252947c32a39b9db77c538f1f6ecdb4dae7ac85bf65cc1c804029a89","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-681.30","next":"us/45-cfr-681.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}