No representative appearing at a hearing pursuant to § 1025 shall do any of the following:
No person who entered an appearance or was named in an affidavit required by § 1025.9 within the previous one (1) year period may offer any Department employee any gift, gratuity or thing of value.
No non-attorney representative may represent to a current or prospective client that they are an attorney at law.
No person offering advice or representation with respect to an adjudication may solicit potential clients in a building, or on the sidewalks adjacent to such a building, in which the Department offers hearings.
For the purposes of § 1027.4, soliciting shall include offering any information to a respondent that identifies the person's services.
No representative shall accept payment for their services inside a building occupied by the Department.
Any person who violates any provision of this section may be barred from representing a respondent for a period to be determined by the Chief Hearing Examiner, based upon the extent of the violation(s) and whether the person was previously barred.
Prior to taking the action in § 1027.7, the Chief Hearing Examiner shall send a notice, by regular mail to the person's business address or, if none can be determined, to the person's home address.
The notice in § 1027.8 shall state the grounds for the action, the proposed duration of the bar, and inform the person of his or her right to a hearing.
The hearing on the proposed bar shall be conducted by the Director or his or her designee.
Following the hearing, the Director or his or her designee shall issue an order, which shall be sent by regular mail to the address in § 1027.8.
No decision or order of the Chief Hearing Examiner or the Director or his or her designee under this section may be appealed to the Traffic Adjudication Appeals Board.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-1027