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    38 USC Sec. 7262                                            01/03/05

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    TITLE 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS

    PART V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES

    CHAPTER 72 - UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

    SUBCHAPTER II - PROCEDURE

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    Sec. 7262. Fee for filing appeals

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      (a) The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may impose a fee of

    not more than $50 for the filing of any appeal with the Court. The

    Court shall establish procedures under which such a fee may be

    waived in the case of an appeal filed by or on behalf of a person

    who demonstrates that the requirement that such fee be paid will

    impose a hardship on that person. A decision as to such a waiver is

    final and may not be reviewed in any other court.

      (b) The Court may from time to time adjust the maximum amount

    permitted for a fee imposed under subsection (a) of this section

    based upon inflation and similar fees charged by other courts

    established under Article I of the Constitution.

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    (Added Pub. L. 100-687, div. A, title III, Sec. 301(a), Nov. 18,

    1988, 102 Stat. 4115, Sec. 4062; renumbered Sec. 7262, Pub. L. 102-

    40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended

    Pub. L. 105-368, title V, Sec. 512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat.

    3341.)

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                                AMENDMENTS                            

      1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted "Court of Appeals

    for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals".

      1991 - Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 4062 of this title as

    this section.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 

      Amendment by Pub. L. 105-368 effective on first day of first

    month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section

    513 of Pub. L. 105-368, set out as a note under section 7251 of

    this title.