{"data":{"id":"us/4-cfr-11.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"4 CFR 11.4","heading":"Authority to represent in other cases.","body":"When an attorney acting in a representative capacity appears in person or signs a document submitted to the Government Accountability Office in connection with a matter other than one involving a payment to be made by the United States, his personal appearance or signature shall constitute a representation that he is authorized and qualified to represent the particular party in whose behalf he acts. In the case of representatives other than attorneys, a simple written declaration from the principal will be accepted as evidence of the authority of the representative to act on behalf of the principal.","path":["Title 4—Accounts","CHAPTER I—GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER A—PERSONNEL SYSTEM","PART 11—RECOGNITION OF ATTORNEYS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-4.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:47Z","sha256":"58091a93497b2594375da1c66d7037d5573b96584bbf26e97def74e4f848f8ad","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/4-cfr-11.3","next":"us/4-cfr-11.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}