[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1626.9]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1626_PROCEDURES_AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT--
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Sec.  1626.9  Referral to and from State agencies; referral States.

    The Commission may refer all charges to any appropriate State agency 
and will encourage State agencies to refer charges to the Commission in 
order to assure that the prerequisites for private law suits, as set out 
in section 14(b) of the Act, are met. Charges so referred shall be 
deemed to have been filed with the Commission in accordance with the 
specifications contained in Sec.  1626.7(b). The Commission may process 
any charge at any time, notwithstanding provisions for referral to and 
from appropriate State agencies.

[48 FR 140, Jan. 3, 1983, as amended at 68 FR 70152, Dec. 17, 2003]