---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.1745"
title: "20"
number: "404.1745"
heading: "Violations of our requirements, rules, or standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.1745"
---

# §404.1745. Violations of our requirements, rules, or standards.


When we have evidence that a representative fails to meet our qualification requirements or has violated the rules governing dealings with us, we may begin proceedings to suspend or disqualify that individual from acting in a representational capacity before us. We may file charges seeking such sanctions when we have evidence that a representative:

- (a) Does not meet the qualifying requirements described in [§ 404.1705](/cfr/20/404.1705.md);
- (b) Has violated the affirmative duties or engaged in the prohibited actions set forth in [§ 404.1740](/cfr/20/404.1740.md);
- (c) Has been convicted of a violation under section 206 of the Act;
- (d) Has been, by reason of misconduct, disbarred or suspended from any bar or court to which he or she was previously admitted to practice (see [§ 404.1770(a)](/cfr/20/404.1770.md?p=a));
- (e) Has been, by reason of misconduct, disqualified from participating in or appearing before any Federal program or agency (see [§ 404.1770(a)](/cfr/20/404.1770.md?p=a)); or
- (f) Who, as a non-attorney, has been removed from practice or suspended by a professional licensing authority for reasons that reflect on the person's character, integrity, judgment, reliability, or fitness to serve as a fiduciary.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 41416, Aug. 4, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 2876, Jan. 18, 2006; 83 FR 30855, July 2, 2018]

### 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

[63 FR 41416, Aug. 4, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 2876, Jan. 18, 2006; 83 FR 30855, July 2, 2018]