[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR702.133]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
  CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 702.133  Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties.

    Under the provisions of section 28(e) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 928(e), 
any person who receives any fees, other consideration, or any gratuity 
on account of services rendered as a representative of a claimant, 
unless such consideration or gratuity is approved under Sec. 702.132, or 
who makes it a business to solicit employment for an attorney, or for 
himself in respect of any claim under the Act, shall upon conviction 
thereof, for each offense be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 
or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by both fine and 
imprisonment.