§ 339.14. Use of guidance documents.
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/us/cfr/t32/s§ 339.14·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Guidance documents cannot create binding requirements that do not already exist by statute or regulation. Accordingly, noncompliance with guidance documents cannot be used as a basis for proving violations of applicable law. Guidance documents can do no more, with respect to prohibition of conduct, than articulate the Department's understanding of how a statute or regulation applies to particular circumstances.