{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-18b.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 18b.13","heading":"b.13 Appearance.","body":"A party may appear in person or by counsel and participate fully in any proceeding. A State agency or a corporation may appear by any of its officers or by any employee it authorizes to appear on its behalf. Counsel must be members in good standing of the bar of a State, territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 18b—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"46c0bbea47d770e54b15521a14262dbb46c56c929c094da08228f462d8d0e361","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-18b.12","next":"us/38-cfr-18b.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}