LD 1483
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LR 1461
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B.__Has, in the case of a service provider, knowingly or
repeatedly billed one or more customers for unauthorized
service or, in the case of a billing aggregator, knowingly
or repeatedly forwarded the charge for a service or
product to a billing agent on behalf of a service provider
who was required to be registered with the commission
under subsection 2 and was not properly registered;

 
C.__Has engaged in any other false or deceptive billing
practices prohibited by commission rule;

 
D.__Has acted as a service provider or billing aggregator
in the State without being licensed to do so;

 
E.__Is then permanently or temporarily enjoined by any
court of competent jurisdiction from violating any law
governing the conduct of billing aggregators or service
providers or from engaging in, or continuing, any conduct
or practice indicating a lack of fitness to engage in the
business of a billing aggregator or service provider;

 
F.__Has, within the last 10 years, pleaded guilty or nolo
contendere to, or been convicted of, any crime indicating
a lack of fitness to engage in the business of a billing
aggregator or service provider;

 
G.__Is the subject of any of the following orders
currently effective that were issued within the last 5
years:

 
(1)__An order by a state or federal agency, entered
after notice and opportunity for hearing, denying,
suspending or revoking the person's license or
registration as a service provider or billing
aggregator, or the substantial equivalent of those
terms, as defined in this section;

 
(2)__A cease and desist order issued by any state or
federal agency with general authority to enforce laws
prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in
a trade or business or with specific authority to
regulate billing aggregators or service providers; or

 
(3)__An order entered by a court of competent jurisdiction or
entered after notice and an opportunity for hearing by any
state or federal occupational licensing agency denying,
suspending, revoking or restricting the person's occupational
license as a result of allegations of misconduct.__This
subparagraph also applies when the denial, suspension,
revocation or


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