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An Act To Improve the Regulation of Debt Collectors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §11002, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 397, §101, is further amended to read:
 
2. Conducting business in this State.   "Conducting business in this State" means the collection or attempted collection of a debt due another by a debt collector located in this State; the face-to-face solicitation of creditors in this State as clients and the collection or attempted collection of their debts by a debt collector, wherever located; or the collection or attempted collection of debts incurred betweena debt from a consumer in this State and creditor in this State by a debt collector, wherever located.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.