2017 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part V - Boards, Administrations, and Services
Chapter 72 - United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Subchapter III - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 7285 - Practice and registration fees
38 U.S.C. § 7285 (2017) |
§7285. Practice and registration fees |
(a) The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may impose a reasonable periodic registration fee on persons admitted to practice before the Court. The frequency and amount of such fee shall be determined by the Court. The Court may also impose a reasonable registration fee on persons (other than judges of the Court) participating at judicial conferences convened pursuant to section 7286 of this title or in any other court-sponsored activity. (b) Amounts received by the Court under subsection (a) of this section shall be available to the Court for the following purposes: (1) Conducting investigations and proceedings, including employing independent counsel, to pursue disciplinary matters. (2) Defraying the expenses of— (A) judicial conferences convened pursuant to section 7286 of this title; and (B) other activities and programs of the Court that are intended to support and foster communication and relationships between the Court and persons practicing before the Court or the study, understanding, public commemoration, or improvement of veterans law or of the work of the Court. |
(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, §301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4119, §4085; renumbered §7285, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 105–368, title V, §512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 107–103, title VI, §604(a)–(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 110–389, title VI, §605, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4179.) |
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–389 inserted "reasonable" after "impose a" in two places and struck out ", except that such amount may not exceed $30 per year" after "by the Court". 2001—Pub. L. 107–103, §604(c)(1), substituted "Practice and registration fees" for "Practice fee" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103, §604(a), inserted at end "The Court may also impose a registration fee on persons (other than judges of the Court) participating at judicial conferences convened pursuant to section 7286 of this title or in any other court-sponsored activity." Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–103, §604(b), substituted "for the following purposes:" and pars. (1) and (2) for "for the purposes of (1) employing independent counsel to pursue disciplinary matters, and (2) defraying administrative costs for the implementation of the standards of proficiency prescribed for practice before the Court." 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–368 substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals". 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4085 of this title as this section. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title. |
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Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES CHAPTER 72 - UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 7285 - Practice and registration fees |
section 7285 |
2017 |
January 12, 2018 |
Yes |
standard |
102 Stat. 4119 105 Stat. 238 112 Stat. 3341 115 Stat. 999 122 Stat. 4179 |
Public Law 100-687, Public Law 102-40, Public Law 105-368, Public Law 107-103, Public Law 110-389 |