15 U.S.C. § 78d–3
Appearance and practice before the Commission
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 78d–3, Appearance and practice before the Commission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439999
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The Commission may censure any person, or deny, temporarily or permanently, to any person the privilege of appearing or practicing before the Commission in any way, if that person is found by the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing in the matter—
With respect to any registered public accounting firm or associated person, for purposes of this section, the term “improper professional conduct” means—
negligent conduct in the form of—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002