---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.1545"
title: "20"
number: "416.1545"
heading: "Violations of our requirements, rules, or standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.1545"
---

# §416.1545. 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 [§ 416.1505](/cfr/20/416.1505.md);
- (b) Has violated the affirmative duties or engaged in the prohibited actions set forth in [§ 416.1540](/cfr/20/416.1540.md);
- (c) Has been convicted of a violation under section 1631(d) 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 [§ 416.1570(a)](/cfr/20/416.1570.md?p=a));
- (e) Has been, by reason of misconduct, disqualified from participating in or appearing before any Federal program or agency (see [§ 416.1570(a)](/cfr/20/416.1570.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 41418, Aug. 4, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 2877, Jan. 18, 2006; 83 FR 30858, July 2, 2018]

### 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.

### Amendments

[63 FR 41418, Aug. 4, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 2877, Jan. 18, 2006; 83 FR 30858, July 2, 2018]