Disrespectful, disorderly, or contumacious language or contemptuous conduct, refusal to comply with directions, or continued use of dilatory tactics by any person at any hearing before a presiding officer shall constitute grounds for immediate exclusion of such person from the hearing by the presiding officer.
source: 35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 38 CFR 18b.15