---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 1240.3"
title: "8"
number: "1240.3"
heading: "Representation by counsel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/1240.3"
---

# §1240.3. Representation by counsel.


The respondent may be represented at the hearing by an attorney or other representative qualified under [8 CFR part 1292](/cfr/8/part1292.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1103, 1158, 1182, 1186a, 1186b, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229a, 1229b, 1229c, 1252 note, 1255 note, 1361, 1362, 1801, 1802, 1808, 1812.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 10367, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated in part and duplicated in part from part 240 at 68 FR 9838, 9840, Feb. 28, 2003.