Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 50-1116

  • Credit services organization: means a person who engages in, or holds out to the public as willing to engage in, the business of debt management services for a fee, compensation or gain, or in the expectation of a fee, compensation or gain. See Kansas Statutes 50-1117
  • Law firm: means a lawyer or lawyers in a law partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship or other association authorized to practice law; or lawyers employed in a legal services organization or the legal department of a corporation or other organization. See Kansas Statutes 50-1117
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-1116 through 50-1135, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas credit services organization act.

(b) Any individual licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of such individual’s practice as an attorney, and such individual’s law firm, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act.