{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-581.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 581.304","heading":"Nonliability for disclosure.","body":"(a) No Federal employee whose duties include responding to interrogatories pursuant to § 581.303(b), shall be subject to any disciplinary action or civil or criminal liability or penalty for any disclosure of information made by him/her in connection with the carrying out of any duties pertaining directly or indirectly to answering such interrogatories.\n(b) However, a governmental entity would not be precluded from taking disciplinary action against an employee who consistently or purposely failed to provide correct information requested by interrogatories.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 581—PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY","Subpart C—Compliance With Process"],"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":"899a067a5160dc349143a2196b529c799cd5b9c60b09265f935696cf01333de1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-581.303","next":"us/5-cfr-581.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}