---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.1510"
title: "20"
number: "416.1510"
heading: "Authority of a representative."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.1510"
---

# §416.1510. Authority of a representative.

- (a) **What a representative may do.** Your representative may, on your behalf—
  - (1) Obtain information about your claim to the same extent that you are able to do;
  - (2) Submit evidence;
  - (3) Make statements about facts and law; and
  - (4) **Make any request or give any notice about the proceedings before us.**
- (b) **What a representative may not do.** A representative may not sign an application on behalf of a claimant for rights or benefits under title XVI of the Act unless authorized to do so under [§ 416.315](/cfr/20/416.315.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405(a), 406, 902(a)(5), 1320a-6, and 1383(d).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 52106, Aug. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.