CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (parts 700 to 777) > SUBCHAPTER G—MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Parts 765–777) > PART 776—PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING UNDER THE COGNIZANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL > SUBPART B—Rules of Professional Conduct (§776.18 to §776.72-776.75) > 776.49—Truthfulness in statements to others.

776.49—Truthfulness in statements to others.

(a) Truthfulness in statements to others. In the course of representing a client a covered attorney shall not knowingly;
(1) Make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or
(2) Fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by § 776.25 of this part.
(b) [Reserved]