2011 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 7 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. (§§ 261 - 290p)
Subchapter IV - INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION (§§ 277 - 277h)
Section 277d-21 - Attorneys’ fees; penalties
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 7 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. SUBCHAPTER IV - INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION Sec. 277d-21 - Attorneys’ fees; penalties |
Contains | section 277d-21 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 88-300, §5, Apr. 29, 1964, 78 Stat. 185. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 78 Stat. 185 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 88-300 |
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The Commissioner, in rendering an award in favor of any claimant under section 277d–19 of this title, may, as part of such award, determine and allow reasonable attorneys’ fees which shall not exceed 10 per centum of the amount awarded, to be paid out of but not in addition to the amount of award, to the attorneys representing the claimant. Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with such claim any amount in excess of that allowed by the terms of this section, if award be made, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Pub. L. 88–300, §5, Apr. 29, 1964, 78 Stat. 185.)
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