[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR1.23]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 1_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart A_General Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

Sec.  1.23  Persons who may be admitted to practice.



    (a) Any person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the 

Supreme Court of the United States or of the highest court of any state, 

territory or the District of Columbia, and who is not under any final 

order of any authority having power to suspend or disbar an attorney in 

the practice of law within any state, territory or the District of 

Columbia that suspends, enjoins, restrains, disbars, or otherwise 

restricts him or her in the practice of law, may represent others before 

the Commission.

    (b) When such member of the bar acting in a representative capacity 

appears in person or signs a paper in practice before the Commission, 

his personal appearance or signature shall constitute a representation 

to the Commission that, under the provisions of this chapter and the 

law, he is authorized and qualified to represent the particular party in 

whose behalf he acts. Further proof of authority to act in a 

representative capacity may be required.



[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 57 FR 38285, Aug. 24, 1992]



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