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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

15 USC 1692; 91 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 95-109, Consumer Credit Protection Act, Title VII (September 20, 1977)
  • Section
  • 801 
    Short title
  • 802 
    Findings and purpose
  • 803 
    Definitions
  • 804 
    Acquisition of location information
  • 805 
    Communication in connection with debt collection
  • 806 
    Harassment or abuse
  • 807 
    False or misleading representations
  • 808 
    Unfair practices
  • 809 
    Validation of debts
  • 810 
    Multiple debts
  • 811 
    Legal actions by debt collectors
  • 812 
    Furnishing certain deceptive forms
  • 813 
    Civil liability
  • 814 
    Administrative enforcement
  • 815 
    Reports to Congress by the Bureau
  • 816 
    Relation to State laws
  • 817 
    Exemption for State regulation
  • 818 
    Exceptions for certain bad check enforcement programs operated by private entities
  • 819 
    Effective date
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