AN ACT PENALIZING UNLAWFUL
SOLICITATION OF, OR CONTRACT FOR, FEES RELATIVE TO CLAIM OR BENEFITS
UNDER STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED
STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 1. Any
person assisting a claimant in the preparation, presentation and
prosecution of his claim for benefits under the laws of the United
States administered by the United States Veterans Administration who
shall, directly or indirectly, solicit, contract for, charge, or
receive, or who shall attempt to solicit, contract for, charge, or
receive any fee or compensation exceeding twenty pesos in any one
claim, or who shall collect his fee before the claim is actually paid
to a beneficiary or claimant, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and
upon conviction thereof shall for every offense be fined not exceeding
one thousand pesos or imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both, in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. This
Act shall take effect upon its approval.
