{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1820.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1820.19","heading":"Restrictions that apply to released records.","body":"(a) The General Counsel may impose conditions or restrictions on the release of official OSC records and information, including the requirement that parties to the proceeding obtain a protective order or execute a confidentiality agreement to limit access and any further disclosure.\n(b) If the General Counsel so determines, original OSC records may be presented for examination in response to a request, but they may not be presented as evidence or otherwise used in a manner by which they could lose their identity as official OSC records, nor may they be marked or altered.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VIII—OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL","PART 1820—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR TESTIMONY","Subpart B—Production of Records or Testimony"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"6a6cabe26e64fd94c2960c16325090b93fb79a87608cefdb68573430b7d81ceb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1820.18","next":"us/5-cfr-1820.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}