{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-338.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 338.601","heading":"Prohibition of maximum-age requirements.","body":"A maximum-age requirement may not be applied in either competitive or noncompetitive examinations for positions in the competitive service except as provided by:\n(a) Section 3307 of title 5, United States Code; or\n(b) Public Law 93-259 which authorizes OPM to establish a maximum-age requirement after determining that age is an occupational qualification necessary to the performance of the duties of the position.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 338—QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (GENERAL)","Subpart F—Age Requirements"],"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":"40eed93ef3ed296c682dbc2f06b3b2809873e25273897f5486ef9f8552790351","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-338.301","next":"us/5-cfr-339.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}