Montana § 5-15-201 - Consumer Counsel -- Appointment And Qualifications
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 5-15-201 — Consumer Counsel -- Appointment And Qualifications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-15-201. Consumer Counsel -- Appointment And Qualifications
Consumer counsel -- appointment and qualifications. The committee shall appoint a consumer counsel and set the consumer counsel's salary. The consumer counsel must have the following minimum qualifications and additional qualifications that the committee determines appropriate: (1) a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university with a major or minor in accounting or allied fields; (2) be admitted to practice law in Montana courts and in the United States district court for the state of Montana.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-15-201 ("Consumer Counsel -- Appointment And Qualifications") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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