{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-97.525","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 97.525","heading":"Accrediting VEs.","body":"(a) No VEC may accredit a person as a VE if:\n(1) The person does not meet minimum VE statutory qualifications or minimum qualifications as prescribed by this part;\n(2) The FCC does not accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of the person;\n(3) The VEC determines that the person is not competent to perform the VE functions; or\n(4) The VEC determines that questions of the person's integrity or honesty could compromise the examinations.\n(b) Each VEC must seek a broad representation of amateur operators to be VEs. No VEC may discriminate in accrediting VEs on the basis of race, sex, religion or national origin; nor on the basis of membership (or lack thereof) in an amateur service organization; nor on the basis of the person accepting or declining to accept reimbursement.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE","Subpart F—Qualifying Examination Systems"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"4a959ce695dd9d0fc7748f20c63508eacfe7b5a8d51c06df595a5b268dedcdff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-97.523","next":"us/47-cfr-97.527"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}