§ 5186. Written Contract Required
TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 5186. Written Contract Required. (a) Except as provided otherwise in this subsection, before providing any assistance in an immigration or residency matter a person shall provide the customer with a written contract that includes the following: (1) An explanation of the services to be performed; (2) Identification of all compensation and costs to be charged to the cus- tomer for the services to be performed; (3) A statement that documents submitted in support of an application for nonimmigrant, immigrant, residency, non-residency or naturalization status may not be retained by the person for any purpose, including payment of compensation or costs. (b) This section does not apply to a not-for-profit organization that provides advice or assistance in immigration or residency matters to clients without charge beyond a reasonable fee to reimburse the organization’s or clinic’s reasonable costs relating to providing immigration services to that client. (c) A copy of the contract shall be provided to the customer upon the custom- er’s execution of the contract. (d) A customer has the right to rescind a contract required by this section within 72 hours after his or her signing of the contract. (e) The written contract shall be in both the language of the customer and either English, Chamorro or Carolinian. Source: PL 15-17, § 4 (5175).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission