The Consumer Advocate may be the Administrator of Consumer Affairs or he may be appointed by the administrator with the approval of the Commission on Consumer Affairs. The Consumer Advocate must be an attorney qualified to practice in all courts of this State with a minimum of eight years' practice experience.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 31; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 23; 2004 Act No. 175, Section 3, eff February 18, 2004; 2018 Act No. 258 (H.4375), Section 5, eff June 28, 2018.
Editor's Note
2018 Act No. 258, Section 12, provides as follows:
"SECTION 12. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all cases, proceedings, petitions, or matters pending before the Public Service Commission or in any other court or venue on or after the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 258, Section 5, in the second sentence, substituted "eight years' practice experience" for "three years' practice experience" following "this State with a minimum of".