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7 Pa. Code § 179.65. Suspension and disbarment.

§ 179.65. Suspension and disbarment.

 (a)  The Commission may deny, temporarily or permanently, the privilege of appearing or practicing before the Commission to a person who is found by the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing on the matter, to have done one or more of the following:

   (1)  Lacked the requisite qualifications to represent others.

   (2)  Engaged in unethical, contemptuous, disruptive or improper conduct before the Commission or presiding officer.

   (3)  Repeatedly failed to follow Commission directives or orders.

   (4)  Repeatedly failed to follow Commission rules and regulations in the representation of the client before the Commission or presiding officer.

 (b)  For the purposes of subsection (a), practicing before the Commission includes the following:

   (1)  Transacting business on behalf of licensees with the Commission.

   (2)  The preparation of a statement, opinion or other paper by an attorney, accountant, engineer or other expert, filed with the Commission in a pleading or other document with the consent of the attorney, accountant, engineer or other expert.

   (3)  Appearances at a hearing or other proceeding or public meeting before the Commission.

 (c)  Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code §  31.28 (relating to suspension and disbarment).



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