Sections
11 entriesSection 1788.10Prohibits debt collectors from using or threatening force, violence, criminal means, false crime accusations, defamatory disclosures, false claims that assignment eliminates defenses,…Section 1788.11Prohibits debt collectors from using obscene or profane language, deceptive communication charges, repeated or harassing calls, or undisclosed caller identities to collect…Section 1788.12Prohibits debt collectors from specified employer, family, public-list, and embarrassing communications about covered debt. Employer contact must be necessary and generally written;…Section 1788.13Prohibits debt collectors from collecting covered debt through false identities, false attorney or government affiliations, false claims about fees, credit reporting, legal…Section 1788.14Prohibits debt collectors from collecting discharged debt without disclosure, unlawful fees, and direct debtor communications after qualifying attorney notice unless the attorney…Section 1788.14.5Requires assignees collecting delinquent nonmortgage debt at least 90 days past due, on written request, to provide specified records within 30 calendar…Section 1788.15Prohibits debt collectors from using judicial proceedings when required service of process was not legally effected and generally limits suit to specified…Section 1788.16Prohibits a debt collector, creditor, or attorney collecting covered debt from sending a communication that falsely simulates legal or judicial process or…Section 1788.17Requires every collector collecting or attempting to collect consumer debt to comply with specified federal debt-collection provisions and subjects the collector to…Section 1788.18Requires debt collectors receiving a complete identity-theft report and statement to stop collection, begin review within 10 business days, and send a…Section 1788.185Requires a debt collector suing on debt from a general acute care hospital to plead specified hospital, balance, default, assignment, account, and…