---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 831.7"
title: "49"
number: "831.7"
heading: "Representation during an interview."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/831.7"
---

# §831.7. Representation during an interview.

- (a) Any person interviewed in any manner by the NTSB has the right to be accompanied during the interview by no more than one representative of the witness's choosing. The representative—
  - (1) May be an attorney;
  - (2) May provide support and counsel to the witness;
  - (3) May not supplement the witness's testimony; and
  - (4) May not advocate for the interests of a witness's other affiliations (e.g., the witnesses employer).
- (b) An investigator conducting the interview may take any necessary action (including removal of the representative from the interview) to ensure a witness's representative acts in accordance with the provisions of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section during the interview, and to prevent conduct that may be disruptive to the interview.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1113(f). Section 831.15 also issued under Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, amended by Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).

### Source

Source: 82 FR 29685, June 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.