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Miss. Code Ann. § 81-22-13

Fees charged to the consumer [Repealed effective July 1, 2022]

Known as the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act

The act spans §§ 81–81 (17 sections).

Laws, 2003, ch. 465, § 7; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2006, ch. 398, § 7; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2010, ch. 396, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2013, ch. 348, § 7; r…

A debt service management provider may only charge a consumer the following fees for providing debt management services:

A maintenance fee not to exceed Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per month after a consumer has received a free initial counseling session;

A one-time setup fee not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);

A fee for obtaining the consumer’s credit report not to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for an individual report or Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for a joint report;

A fee not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for educational courses/products that will assist the consumer in achieving financial stability. Products shall be educational in nature and may include, but not be limited to, the following topics: Home Buyer Education, Financial Literacy Education, and Credit Report Review. However, the consumer must be informed that those courses and products are not a mandatory condition to receive debt management services; and

A bankruptcy consultation fee, not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per consumer, may be charged by nonprofit credit counseling agencies approved by the U.S. Trustees pursuant to 11 USC Section 111.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.