34 CFR § 101.11 - Appearance.

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title: "34 CFR § 101.11 - Appearance."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "101.11"
section_name: "Appearance."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "101"
part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS UNDER PART 100 OF THIS TITLE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 30931, May 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 101.11 Appearance.

A party may appear in person or by counsel and participate fully in any proceeding. A State agency or a corporation may appear by any of its officers or by any employee it authorizes to appear on its behalf. Counsel must be members in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.