N.H. Admin. Code § Ec-Wet 201.07

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Ec-Wet 201.07 - Appearances, Withdrawals, and Removal
(a) A notice of appearance shall include:
(1) The name of the representative filing the appearance and of any and all parties represented by the individual submitting the appearance;
(2) An identification of the matter in which the representative represents the parties;
(3) The representative's daytime address and telephone number and, if available, fax number and email address;
(4) If the representative filing the appearance is an attorney licensed to practice in the state of New Hampshire, the representative's New Hampshire bar number; and
(5) If the representative filing the appearance is not an attorney licensed to practice in the state of New Hampshire, a signed statement by the represented party certifying that the representative is authorized to act on the represented party's behalf in the matter.
(b) An appearance shall remain valid until:
(1) The representative withdraws the appearance;
(2) The council issues a final order on the matter in which the representative has appeared and all deadlines for appeal or rehearing thereto have expired;
(3) A new appearance naming a new representative for the party is filed; or
(4) The representative is removed from representation.
(c) A notice of withdrawal shall include:
(1) A statement that the representative no longer represents the party; and
(2) The date that the representation ended.
(d) The presiding officer may remove a representative from representing any party upon determining that the representative has engaged in misconduct, subject to the following:
(1) For the purposes of removal, misconduct shall include behavior that is disruptive to the orderly conduct of the appeal and recurring failure to comply with the provisions of Ec-Wet 200; and
(2) Before removing a representative, the presiding officer shall give notice to all parties to the matter and provide a reasonable opportunity for any party to the matter an opportunity to address the presiding officer regarding why the removal should or should not be imposed.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ec-Wet 201.07

Derived from Volume XLII Number 2, Filed January 13, 2022, Proposed by #13305, Effective 12/15/2021 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ec-Wet 100).