CFR > Title 11 - Federal Elections > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL (parts 100 to 116) > PART 111—COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE (2 U.S.C. 437g, 437d(a)) > SUBPART A—Enforcement (§111.1 to §111.24) > 111.7—General Counsel's recommendation on complaint-generated matters (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)).

111.7—General Counsel's recommendation on complaint-generated matters (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)).

(a) Following either the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period specified by 11 CFR 111.6(a) or the receipt of a response as specified by 11 CFR 111.6(a), whichever occurs first, the General Counsel may recommend to the Commission whether or not it should find reason to believe that a respondent has committed or is about to commit a violation of statutes or regulations over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
(b) The General Counsel may recommend that the Commission find that there is no reason to believe that a violation has been committed or is about to be committed, or that the Commission otherwise dismiss a complaint without regard to the provisions of 11 CFR 111.6(a).