Florida Senate - 2016                             CS for SB 1692
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Altman
       
       590-03313-16                                          20161692c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to reimbursement of assessments;
    3         creating s. 295.24, F.S.; prohibiting an agent or
    4         attorney representing a claimant from directly or
    5         indirectly requesting, receiving, or obtaining
    6         reimbursement from the claimant for assessments
    7         charged to the agent or attorney by the United States
    8         Department of Veterans Affairs; providing penalties;
    9         providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 295.24, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         295.24 Prohibited reimbursement of assessments; penalty.—A
   16  person who is recognized as an agent or attorney pursuant to 38
   17  U.S.C. s. 5904 and representing a claimant may not, directly or
   18  indirectly, request, receive, or obtain reimbursement from the
   19  claimant for assessments charged to the agent or attorney by the
   20  United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 38
   21  U.S.C. s. 5904(6)(A). A person who violates this section commits
   22  a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
   23  775.082 or s. 775.083.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2016.