{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-6174-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §6174-B","heading":"Counselor certification; consumer education program","body":"1.  Certified counselor.  A debt management service provider shall provide evidence to the administrator within 12 months after initial employment of a counselor that the counselor is a certified counselor.\n2.  Consumer education.  A debt management service provider shall offer a consumer education program approved by the administrator.  Providers of consumer education programs shall submit each such program to the administrator for approval, and each such submission must be accompanied by a $100 fee.  A debt management service provider may charge consumers a reasonable fee for the program not to exceed $50.\n3.  Application.  This section does not apply to a debt management service provider located in this State that does not provide debt management services to a consumer who is a resident of this State.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 80-A: DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec6174-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"e66f4608e46589419abfa960fe2d528f1f70728a60106cae789caa3395845a93","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-6174-a","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-6175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}