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17 M.R.S. § 701 Business prohibited
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1. Budget planning prohibited. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person, firm, association or corporation may not engage in the business of budget planning on behalf of a consumer. 2. Exceptions. This chapter does not apply to: A. A person admitted to the practice of law in t…
17 M.R.S. § 702 Budget planning, defined
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"Budget planning" means the making of a contract with a particular debtor, when the debtor agrees to pay a certain amount periodically to the person engaged in the budget planning, who shall distribute the same to a certain specified creditor or among certain specified creditors …
17 M.R.S. § 703 Penalty
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Whoever, either individually or as the officer or employee of any person, corporation or association, violates any of the provisions of section 701 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by both.