Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§4144 Fees of Attorneys and Agents
Title 50 › CHAPTER 51 — WAR CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER II — TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 › § 4144
Summary
Attorneys and agents who help people file claims with the Commission may not take more than 10 percent of any award, unless the Commission sets a lower percent for a group of claims. Any deal that charges more is illegal and has no effect. Anyone who asks for or takes more than the allowed fee is guilty of a misdemeanor and can be fined not more than $5,000, jailed not more than 12 months, or both.
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Title 50, §4144
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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 (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 subchapter 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 $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2017m of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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50 U.S.C. § 4144
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102