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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 31. TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
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Chapter 31-2. [RESERVED] |
Section 31-227. APPEARANCES AND REPRESENTATION
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227.1In any proceeding, appearances and representations shall be as follows:
(a)An individual, receiver, trustee, or official may appear in his or her own behalf;
(b)A general partner of a partnership may represent the partnership;
(c)An officer of a corporation may represent the corporation;
(d)A member or employee of an organization, association or non-profit corporation may represent the organization, association or non-profit corporation; and
(e)An official of a federal, District, or state commission or other governmental agency may represent that commission or governmental agency.
227.2Any individual appearing before or transacting business with the Panel in a representative capacity shall establish authority to act in that capacity.
227.3A person may be represented in any proceeding before the Panel by an attorney at law admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, or in accordance with the rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
227.4In any proceeding before the Panel, if a party is represented by more than one (1) attorney or person, that party shall, at the time it first appears before or files with the Panel, designate which one (1) of those attorneys or persons is authorized to receive service on behalf of that party. Service to that designated representative shall be considered to be service to all representatives of that party as well as to that party.
227.5The Panel may disqualify, or deny, temporarily or permanently, the privilege of appearing or practicing before it in any way, to any individual who is found by the Panel, after hearing, either to be lacking in the requisite qualifications to represent others or in character or integrity or to have engaged in unethical, improper, or unprofessional conduct. In particular, no person shall willfully mislead the Panel or its staff by a false statement or fact or law.
227.6Persons who appear in a representative capacity in any proceeding shall file a written notice of appearance with the Secretary on the first occasion of appearance, stating for whom the appearance is made. The written notice shall be part of the record.