{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-46c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 46C","heading":"Furnishing services to debtor in debt pooling plan; unauthorized practice of law","body":"Section 46C. The furnishing of advice or services for and in behalf of a debtor in connection with any debt pooling plan, whereby such debtor deposits any funds for the purposes of making pro rata payments or other distributions to his creditors, shall be deemed to be the practice of law within the provisions of sections forty-six and forty-six A. Any person who, not being a member of the bar of the commonwealth, furnishes or offers to furnish any such advice or services, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221/Section46C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:47Z","sha256":"a770b2907dc991d55ffa6fd738355bf5c1d3b0d4ee48218db1d1469c7a6a0f6b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-46b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-46d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}