Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation
Chapter 10 - Central Operations
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings
Section 230-RICR-10-00-2.7 - Representation
Universal Citation: 230 RI Code of Rules 10 00 2.7
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Appearances.
1. The Department shall notify each Party
that each Party may retain legal counsel admitted in the State of Rhode Island.
Said notification shall be set forth in the Department's order appointing a
Presiding Officer.
2. Individuals,
and partners of partnerships, may appear pro se if they
choose. Corporations may not appear pro se.
3. If a Party is not appearing pro
se, the Party must be represented by a member in good standing of the
Bar of the State of Rhode Island or by out of state attorneys admitted
pro hac vice by the Superior Court or by the appropriate court
unless exempted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
11-27-11.
4. All attorneys must conform to the
standards of ethical conduct required of practitioners before the courts of the
State of Rhode Island.
B. Appearances of Present and Former Employees of the Department.
1. No person who is currently an employee of
the Department may appear before the Department on behalf of any Person or to
represent any Person or act as an expert witness before the Department except
in the performance of their official duties as an employee of the
Department.
2. No person having
been so employed may, within one (1) year after said employment has ceased,
appear before the Department on behalf of any other Person, or to represent any
Person or act as an expert witness before the Department.
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