49 CFR § 599.511 - Counsel.

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title: "49 CFR § 599.511 - Counsel."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "599.511"
section_name: "Counsel."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "599"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO RECYCLE AND SAVE ACT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 32901, Notes; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 37897, July 29, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 599.511 Counsel.

A party has the right to be represented at all stages of the proceeding by counsel. A party electing to be represented by counsel must notify the Hearing Officer of this election in writing, after which point the Hearing Officer will direct all further communications to that counsel. A party represented by counsel bears all of its own attorneys' fees and costs.