Federal · Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

22 U.S.C. § 1644l: Fees for services; limitation; penalty

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Demanding or receiving fees exceeding 10% of a claimant's award for services before a Commission is unlawful. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $5,000, imprisonment up to 12 months, or both.

Read the full statutory text

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.

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