§547.508. Payments for legal services from funds originating outside the United States.
31 C.F.R. § 547.508
Professional fees and incurred expenses.
Receipt of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses for the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to § 547.507(a) to or on behalf of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 547.201 or any further Executive orders relating to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13413 of October 27, 2006, is authorized from funds originating outside the United States, provided that the funds do not originate from:
A source within the United States;
Any source, wherever located, within the possession or control of a U.S. person; or
Any individual or entity, other than the person on whose behalf the legal services authorized pursuant to § 547.507(a) are to be provided, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to any part of this chapter or any Executive order or statute.
Nothing in this paragraph (a) authorizes payments for legal services using funds in which any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 547.201(a), any other part of this chapter, or any Executive order has an interest.
Records. Consistent with §§ 501.601 and 501.602 of this chapter, U.S. persons who receive payments pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section must retain for ten years from the date of the relevant payment, and furnish to OFAC on demand, a record that specifies the following for each payment:
The individual or entity from whom the funds originated and the amount of funds received; and
If applicable:
The names of any individuals or entities providing related services to the U.S. person receiving payment in connection with authorized legal services, such as private investigators or expert witnesses;
A general description of the services provided; and
The amount of funds paid in connection with such services.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[83 FR 57315, Nov. 15, 2018, as amended at 89 FR 103643, Dec. 19, 2024]
Authority
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13413, 71 FR 64105, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 247; E.O. 13671, 79 FR 39949, 3 CFR, 2015 Comp., p. 280.
Source
Source: 74 FR 25441, May 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[83 FR 57315, Nov. 15, 2018, as amended at 89 FR 103643, Dec. 19, 2024]