[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR18.8]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 18--REGULATIONS CONCERNING POST EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--Administrative Enforcement Proceedings
 
Sec. 18.8  Institution of proceeding.

    Whenever the Director General determines that there is sufficient 
reason to believe that any former officer or employee of the Department 
has violated 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (b) or (c), he/she may

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institute an administrative disciplinary proceeding. The proceeding may 
be for that person's suspension from practice before the Department or 
for some lesser penalty. The proceeding shall be instituted by a 
complaint which names the respondent and is signed by the Director 
General and filed in his/her office. Except in cases of willfulness, or 
where time, the nature of the proceeding, or the public interest does 
not permit, a proceeding will not be instituted under this section until 
facts or conduct which may warrant such action have been called to the 
attention of the proposed respondent in writing and he/she has been 
accorded the opportunity to provide his/her position on the matter.