---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.219"
title: "13"
number: "134.219"
heading: "Sanctions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.219"
---

# §134.219. Sanctions.

- (a) A Judge may impose appropriate sanctions, except for fees, costs, or monetary penalties, which he or she deems necessary to serve the ends of justice, if a party or its attorney:
  - (1) Fails to comply with an order of the Judge;
  - (2) Fails to comply with the rules set forth in this part;
  - (3) Acts in bad faith or for purposes of delay or harassment;
  - (4) Submits false statements knowingly, recklessly, or with deliberate disregard for the truth; or
  - (5) **Otherwise acts in an unethical or disruptive manner.**
- (b) Appropriate sanctions may include:
  - (1) Ordering a pleading or evidentiary filing to be struck from the record;
  - (2) Dismissing an appeal with prejudice;
  - (3) Suspending counsel from practice before OHA;
  - (4) Filing a complaint with the applicable State bar; and
  - (5) **Taking any other action that is appropriate to further the administration of justice.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 47441, Aug. 6, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 47441, Aug. 6, 2010]