Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110
§9205 Procedures
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart H — Access to Criminal History Record Information › CHAPTER 92 — PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER › § 9205
Summary
OPM’s Director must make rules allowing appeals of adverse actions under section 9204, available within 30 days. Those actions and appeal results aren’t under chapter 75 and, except for the subsection (a) appeal, can’t be appealed or sent to court.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §9205
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Appeals.—
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall by rule establish procedures providing for an appeal from any adverse action taken under section 9204 by not later than 30 days after the date of the action.
(b)Applicability of Other Laws.—
An adverse action taken under section 9204 (including a determination in an appeal from such an action under subsection (a) of this section) shall not be subject to—
(1)the procedures under chapter 75; or
(2)except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, appeal or judicial review.
Reference
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 9205
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110