[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR81.32]

[Page 313-314]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 81_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS UNDER PART
80 OF THIS TITLE--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart D_Form, Execution, Service and Filing of Documents
 
Sec. 81.32  Signature of documents.

    The signature of a party, authorized officer, employee or attorney 
constitutes a certificate that he has read the document, that to the 
best of his

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knowledge, information, and belief there is good ground to support it, 
and that it is not interposed for delay. If a document is not signed or 
is signed with intent to defeat the purpose of this section, it may be 
stricken as sham and false and the proceeding may proceed as though the 
document had not been filed. Similar action may be taken if scandalous 
or indecent matter is inserted.