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(a)
Except as provided in subsection
(b) of
this section, a
person receiving compensation or reimbursement under
section
503(b)(2) or
503(b)(4) of this title
may not share or agree to share—
(1)
any such compensation or reimbursement with another
person; or
(2)
any compensation or reimbursement received by another
person under such sections.
(b)(1)
A member, partner, or regular associate in a professional
association,
corporation, or partnership may share compensation or
reimbursement received under section
503(b)(2) or
503(b)(4) of this title with another member, partner,
or regular associate in such association,
corporation, or partnership, and may share in any compensation
or reimbursement received under such sections by another
member, partner, or regular associate in such association,
corporation, or partnership.
(2)
An
attorney for a
creditor that files a
petition under section
303 of this title may share compensation and reimbursement
received under section
503(b)(4) of this title with any other
attorney contributing to the services rendered or expenses
incurred by such
creditor's
attorney.
(c) This section shall not apply with respect to
sharing, or agreeing to share, compensation with a bona
fide public service attorney referral program that operates
in accordance with non-Federal law regulating attorney referral
services and with rules of professional responsibility applicable
to
attorney acceptance of referrals.
(Pub. L. 95-598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2582; Pub.
L.
109-8, Title III, §
326, April 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 99.)
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