[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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 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

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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.