Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 31 - Labor
272 - Registration and Rules of Conduct for Authorized Agents Providing Representation for a Fee
Section 31-272-7 - Prohibited conduct in the course of representing a party at a hearing

Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 31-272-7

Current through December 12, 2024

(a) An authorized agent shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client in engaging, in conduct the agent knows or should know to be criminal, or fraudulent, or in violation of these regulations.

(b) An authorized agent shall not knowingly or intentionally:

(1) make a false statement or representation of material fact or law to the Administrator or the Appeals Division;

(2) offer evidence it knows to be false or counsel a witness or party to testify falsely;

(3) fail to disclose a material fact or statement;

(4) unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence or destroy or conceal evidence;

(5) assert personal knowledge of the facts unless testifying as a witness;

(6) refer at a hearing to a matter which the agent does not reasonably believe is relevant or is not supported by evidence;

(7) seek to improperly influence the Administrator or the Appeals Division.

(c) An authorized agent shall not engage in any ex parte communication with the Administrator or the Appeals Division concerning the merits of any appeal pending before the Appeals Division unless all other parties have waived their right to participate. Questions relating strictly to the procedural aspects of a case may be directed to the Appeals Division and the communication will be documented for the record.

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