22 U.S.C. § 1644l — Fees for services; limitation; penalty
submitted 76 years ago by Pub. L. 94-542 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 113 words · no verdicts yet
A person may not receive more than 10 percent of the amount paid under an award for services connected with a claim filed under this subchapter. An agreement charging more is unlawful and void, and violating the limit is a misdemeanor punishable by the stated fine and imprisonment.
No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant, in connection with any claim filed with the Commission* under this subchapter, must exceed 10 percent of the total amount paid under any award certified under the provisions of this subchapter on account of such claims. Any agreement to the contrary must be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere demands or receives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section must be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, must be fined not more than $5, 000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.
No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant, in connection with any claim filed with the Commission* under this subchapter, shall exceed 10 per centum of the total amount paid pursuant to any award certified under the provisions of this subchapter on account of such claims. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere demands or receives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.
Source credit: (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 94–542, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2512.)
- 1950Enacted · Pub. L. 94-542 · 90 Stat. 2512
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