# 15 CFR § 15.17: Subpoenas and demands served upon employees or former employees of the Office of the Inspector General

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.17

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 15.17
- **Heading:** Subpoenas and demands served upon employees or former employees of the Office of the Inspector General
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce > PART 15—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS > Subpart B—Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings

## Text

Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in §§ 15.11 through 15.16, this subpart is applicable to demands served on employees or former employees of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), except that wherever in §§ 15.11 through 15.16 there appear the phrases General Counsel, agency counsel, or Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation, and Information, there shall be substituted in lieu thereof the Inspector General or Counsel to the Inspector General. In addition, the appropriate address for notifications specified in § 15.13(b) pertaining to employees and former employees covered under this section is Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 7896, Washington, DC 20230.
[87 FR 162, Jan. 4, 2022]

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 15.1 § 15.1 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.2 § 15.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.3 § 15.3 Acceptance of service of process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.11 § 15.11 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.11.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.12 § 15.12 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.12.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.13 § 15.13 Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.13.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.14 § 15.14 Demand for testimony or production of documents in matters in which the United States is not a party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.14.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.15 § 15.15 Demand for testimony or production of documents in matters in which the United States is a party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.15.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.16 § 15.16 Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department policy and considerations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.16.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.17 § 15.17 Subpoenas and demands served upon employees or former employees of the Office of the Inspector General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.17.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.18 § 15.18 Testimony of Department employees in proceedings involving the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.18.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.21 § 15.21 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.21.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.22 § 15.22 Applicability and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.22.md)
- [15 CFR § 15.23 § 15.23 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-15.23.md)

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