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2002 U.S. Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WAR CLAIMS
Sec. 2017m - Fees of attorneys and agents

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WAR CLAIMS
ACT JULY 3, 1948, CH. 826, 62 STAT. 1240
TITLE II
Sec. 2017m - Fees of attorneys and agents
Containssection 2017m
Date2002
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 6, 2003
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJuly 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, §214, as added Pub. L. 87-846, title I, §103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1112.
Statutes at Large References62 Stat. 1240
76 Stat. 1112
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 87-846

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§2017m. Fees of attorneys and agents

No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant in connection with any claim filed with the Commission under this title [sections 2017 to 2017p of this Appendix] shall exceed 10 per centum (or such lesser per centum as may be fixed by the Commission with respect to any class of claims) of the total amount paid pursuant to any award certified under the provisions of this title [said sections] on account of such claim. 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 ,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.

(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, §214, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, §103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1112.)

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