{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-702.133","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 702.133","heading":"Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties.","body":"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 § 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.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES","PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"79efbb8b97a2e27702e57618923ec15005baf13c5c5ce326eb3eb46c00e76669","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-702.132","next":"us/20-cfr-702.134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}