1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; regulating debt settlement services providers;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 332B.02, subdivision 13.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 332B.02, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 13.Debt settlement services provider. "Debt settlement services provider" means 
1.7 	any person offering or providing debt settlement services to a debtor domiciled in this state, 
1.8 	regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for the services and regardless of whether the 
1.9 	person maintains a physical presence in the state. The term includes any person to whom 
1.10 	debt settlement services are delegated. The term shall does not include:
1.11 	(1) an exempt attorney at law and persons;
1.12 	(2) a person listed in section 332A.02, subdivision 8, clauses (2) to (10),;
1.13 	(3) a registered accounting practitioner, registered accounting practitioner firm, certified 
1.14 	public accountant, or certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A;
1.15 	(4) an enrolled agent in good standing licensed by the United States Department of 
1.16 	Treasury under United States Code, title 31, section 330, or enrolled agent firm; or
1.17 	(5) a debt management services provider.