612.705 - Limitation of fees; unlawful solicitation; attorney’s fees.
612.705 Limitation of fees; unlawful solicitation; attorney’s fees.
1. No person claiming benefits may be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the Board of Review, the Administrator, or representatives of the Board of Review or the Administrator, or by any court or officer thereof.
2. Any person claiming benefits in any proceeding before the Administrator or the Board of Review, or representatives of the Board of Review or the Administrator, or a court, may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent, but no such counsel or agents may either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the Board of Review.
3. Any person, firm or corporation who exacts or receives any remuneration or gratuity for any services rendered on behalf of a claimant except as allowed by this section and in an amount approved by the Board of Review is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. Any person, firm or corporation who solicits the business of appearing on behalf of a claimant or who makes it a business to solicit employment for another in connection with any claim for benefits under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Part 15:129:1937; A 1939, 115; 1941, 412; 1949, 257; 1943 NCL § 2825.15]—(NRS A 1967, 629; 1993, 1851)