{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-776.49","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 776.49","heading":"Truthfulness in statements to others.","body":"(a) In the course of representing a client a covered attorney shall not knowingly;\n(1) Make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or\n(2) Fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by § 776.25 of this part.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY","SUBCHAPTER G—MISCELLANEOUS RULES","PART 776—PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING UNDER THE COGNIZANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL","Subpart B—Rules of Professional Conduct"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"e2e19e27ea281fd51180cfe65293cedda1eff5b9f257aad2b55746396becb232","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-776.48","next":"us/32-cfr-776.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}