# 8 C.F.R. § 1003.101 (2026): General provisions > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_101 ## Section - **Citation:** 8 C.F.R. § 1003.101 (2026) - **Heading:** General provisions - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 8 CFR: Aliens and Nationality / Chapter V: EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 1003: EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW / Subpart G: Professional Conduct for Practitioners—Rules and Procedures / § 1003.101: § 1003.101 General provisions. ## Text (a) Authority to sanction. An adjudicating official or the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) may impose disciplinary sanctions against any practitioner if it finds it to be in the public interest to do so. It will be in the public interest to impose disciplinary sanctions against a practitioner who is authorized to practice before the Board and the Immigration Courts when such person has engaged in criminal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct, or in frivolous behavior, as set forth in § 1003.102. In accordance with the disciplinary proceedings set forth in this subpart and outlined below, an adjudicating official or the Board may impose any of the following disciplinary sanctions: (1) Disbarment, which is permanent, from practice before the Board and the Immigration Courts or the DHS, or before all three authorities; (2) Suspension, including immediate suspension, from practice before the Board and the Immigration Courts or the DHS, or before all three authorities; (3) Public or private censure; or (4) Such other disciplinary sanctions as the adjudicating official or the Board deems appropriate. (b) Persons subject to sanctions. Persons subject to sanctions include any practitioner. Attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be subject to discipline pursuant to § 1003.109. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as authorizing persons who do not meet the definition of practitioner to represent individuals before the Board and the immigration courts or the DHS. ppropriate. (b) Persons subject to sanctions. Persons subject to sanctions include any practitioner. Attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be subject to discipline pursuant to § 1003.109. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as authorizing persons who do not meet the definition of practitioner to represent individuals before the Board and the immigration courts or the DHS. (c) The administrative termination of a representative's accreditation under 8 CFR 1292.17 after the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Discipline pursuant to § 1003.105(a)(1) shall not preclude the continuation of disciplinary proceedings and the imposition of sanctions, unless counsel for the government moves to withdraw the Notice of Intent to Discipline and the adjudicating official or the Board grants the motion. [65 FR 39526, June 27, 2000, as amended at 73 FR 76923, Dec. 18, 2008; 77 FR 2014, Jan. 13, 2012; 81 FR 92362, Dec. 19, 2016; 87 FR 56259, Sept. 14, 2022] ## Nearby sections - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.101 (2026) § 1003.101 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_101.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.102 (2026) § 1003.102 Grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_102.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.103 (2026) § 1003.103 Immediate suspension and summary disciplinary proceedings; duty of practitioner to notify EOIR of conviction or discipline.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_103.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.104 (2026) § 1003.104 Filing of complaints; preliminary inquiries; resolutions; referral of complaints.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_104.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.105 (2026) § 1003.105 Notice of Intent to Discipline.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_105.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.106 (2026) § 1003.106 Right to be heard and disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_106.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.107 (2026) § 1003.107 Reinstatement after disbarment or suspension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_107.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.108 (2026) § 1003.108 Confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_108.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.109 (2026) § 1003.109 Discipline of government attorneys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_109.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.110 (2026) § 1003.110 Sanction of recognized organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_110.md) - [8 C.F.R. § 1003.111 (2026) § 1003.111 Interim suspension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_111.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T8_P1003_S1003_101. 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