{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1710","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1710","heading":"Authority of a representative.","body":"(a) What a representative may do. Your representative may, on your behalf—\n(1) Obtain information about your claim to the same extent that you are able to do;\n(2) Submit evidence;\n(3) Make statements about facts and law; and\n(4) Make any request or give any notice about the proceedings before us.\n(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 II of the Act unless authorized to do so under § 404.612.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart R—Representation of Parties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"d66324f774805e2f2a7d23998b0b2f9a939da6f5f239502984f09d5d20cc7e34","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1707","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}