[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR8.18]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 8_EXCHANGE PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY, SUMMARY, AND MEMBERSHIP 
DENIAL ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B_Disciplinary Procedure
 
Sec.  8.18  Decision.

    Promptly following a hearing conducted in accordance with Sec.  
8.17, the disciplinary committee shall render a written decision based 
upon the weight of the evidence contained in the record of the 
proceeding and shall provide a copy to the respondent. The decision 
shall include:
    (a) The notice of charges or a summary of the charges;
    (b) The answer, if any, or a summary of the answer;
    (c) A brief summary of the evidence produced at the hearing or, 
where appropriate, incorporation by reference of the investigation 
report;
    (d) A statement of findings and conclusions with respect to each 
charge,

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including the specific rules which the respondent is found to have 
violated; and
    (e) A declaration of any penalty imposed and the effective date of 
such penalty.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
3038-0022)

[43 FR 41950, Sept. 19, 1978, as amended at 46 FR 63036, Dec. 30, 1981]