{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-73.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 73.203","heading":"Use of Government funds.","body":"(a) An employee must not:\n(1) Improperly use official travel;\n(2) Improperly use payroll and other vouchers and documents on which Government payments are based;\n(3) Take or fail to account for funds with which the employee is entrusted in the employee's official position; or\n(4) Take other Government funds for personal use.\nViolations of these prohibitions carry criminal penalties.\n(b) In addition, employees must avoid wasteful actions or behavior in the performance of their assigned duties.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 73—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT","Subpart B—Conduct on the Job"],"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":"d3948c67ad4c26ed898627f9526bd3d6c499660848989e453b3dd9d0eb3e90fd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-73.202","next":"us/45-cfr-73.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}