| 1 | Representative Seiler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 30, between lines 9 and 10, insert: |
| 5 | Section 21. Section 817.802, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 817.802 Unlawful fees and costs.-- |
| 8 | (1) It is unlawful for any person, while engaging in debt |
| 9 | management services or credit counseling services, to charge or |
| 10 | accept from a debtor residing in this state, directly or |
| 11 | indirectly, a fee or contribution greater than $50 for the |
| 12 | initial setup or initial consultation. Subsequently, the person |
| 13 | may not charge or accept a fee or contribution from a debtor |
| 14 | residing in this state greater than $120 per year for additional |
| 15 | consultations or, alternatively, if debt management services as |
| 16 | defined in s. 817.801(2)(b) are provided, the person may charge |
| 17 | the greater of 12 7.5 percent of the amount paid monthly by the |
| 18 | debtor to the person or $25 $35 per month, not to exceed a total |
| 19 | of $50 per month. |
| 20 | (2) No provision of This section does not prohibit |
| 21 | prohibits any person, while engaging in debt management or |
| 22 | credit counseling services, from imposing upon and receiving |
| 23 | from a debtor a reasonable and separate charge or fee for |
| 24 | insufficient funds transactions. |
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| 27 | On page 3, line 19, remove said line and insert: |
| 28 | "mortgagee of record"; amending s. 817.802, |
| 29 | F.S.; revising the amount of fees or |
| 30 | contributions that a debt manager or credit |
| 31 | counselor may charge to certain debtors; |
| 32 | providing effective |