Section 792.10419. Appearances; attorneys.

(1) In any proceeding before the commission that is a contested case as defined in section 3(3) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.203(3), all parties shall be represented by licensed attorneys, except that individuals who are not licensed attorneys may represent themselves or other parties as permitted by law.

(2)   An attorney who is duly licensed to practice law in another state or in the courts of the United States may be permitted to practice before the commission on the same basis as in the circuit courts of this state.

(3)    The presiding officer may, in his or her discretion, permit law students or recent law school graduates who are members of legal aid clinics or participants in organized programs of the prosecutor's or city attorney's office to represent a person to the same extent as permitted in the circuit courts of this state.

(4)   An attorney who wishes to withdraw from a proceeding shall file a motion to withdraw.

History: 2015 AACS.