---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.1707"
title: "20"
number: "404.1707"
heading: "Appointing a representative."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.1707"
---

# §404.1707. Appointing a representative.


We will recognize a person as your representative if:

- (a) You and your representative complete and sign our prescribed appointment form; and
- (b) **You or your representative file our prescribed appointment form in the manner we designate.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 67554, Aug. 21, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405(a), 406, 902(a)(5), and 1320a-6.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 52090, Aug. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 67554, Aug. 21, 2024]