34 Pa. Code § 95.92. Contemptuous conduct.

§ 95.92. Contemptuous conduct.

(a)  Contemptuous conduct shall be ground for exclusion from the hearing, and the refusal of a witness to answer questions which have been ruled to be proper shall be ground for striking out all testimony previously given by the witness on related matters. Misconduct of an aggravated character, when engaged in by an attorney or other representative of a party, shall be ground, after due notice and hearing, for suspension or disbarment by the Board from further practice before it.
(b)  Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code § §  31.27 and 31.28 (relating to contemptuous conduct; and suspension and disbarment).

Source

   The provisions of this §  95.92 adopted October 23, 1970, effective October 24, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 419; amended April 4, 1980, effective April 5, 1980, effective only for hearings conducted after April 5, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 1435. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (9399).

Cross References

   This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §  93.31 (relating to hearings).

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