{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-1003.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 1003.40","heading":"Local operating procedures.","body":"An Immigration Court having administrative control over Records of Proceedings may establish local operating procedures, provided that:\n(a) Such operating procedure(s) shall not be inconsistent with any provision of this chapter;\n(b) A majority of the judges of the local Immigration Court shall concur in writing therein; and\n(c) The Chief Immigration Judge has approved the proposed operating procedure(s) in writing.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER V—EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 1003—EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW","Subpart C—Immigration Court—Rules of Procedure"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"0c99b5fed0f77b7ab3c8af9f13da7fe5a767b8f7cbf41525a984411dd6fdcad7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-1003.39","next":"us/8-cfr-1003.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}