Any individual claiming benefits in any proceedings before the appeals board or its authorized representative may be represented by counsel or agent but no such counsel or agent shall charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the appeals board. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall for each such violation be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not more than six months or both.

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 378. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)