---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 25.609"
title: "33"
number: "25.609"
heading: "Settlement and notice to claimant."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/25.609"
---

# §25.609. Settlement and notice to claimant.


If a claim is determined to be meritorious in any amount, the claimant must sign a written acceptance and release or a claim settlement agreement before payment. Although larger claims may be considered, no claim may be approved or paid in an amount that exceeds $1,000.00.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2737; 49 CFR 1.45(a)(2).

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 49 CFR 1.45(a); 49 CFR 1.45(b); 49 CFR 1.46(b), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: CGD 80-033, 46 FR 27109, May 18, 1981, unless otherwise noted.