TITLE 1.6C.17. Fair Debt Settlement Practices

Title 1.6C.17 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 454, Sec. 1.

§§ 1788.300–1788.307 · 8 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 1788.300–1788.302 · 3 sections

   • § 1788.300 This title may be cited as the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act.
   • § 1788.301 For purposes of this title: (a) “Debt settlement provider” means a person who, for compensation and on behalf of a consumer, provides debt settlement services.…
   • § 1788.302 (a) A debt settlement provider shall not engage in false, deceptive, or misleading acts or practices when providing debt settlement services. Without limiting…
2. CHAPTER 2. Application of the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act §§ 1788.303–1788.304 · 2 sections

   • § 1788.303 This title applies to persons providing payment processing services, debt settlement services, and persons purporting to engage in debt settlement services.
   • § 1788.304 This title does not apply to any of the following: (a) Any person, or the person’s authorized agent, doing business under license and authority of the…
3. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement of the Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act §§ 1788.305–1788.307 · 3 sections

   • § 1788.305 (a) A debt settlement provider and a payment processor shall comply with this title. (b) A consumer may bring a cause of action against a debt settlement…
   • § 1788.306 Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
   • § 1788.307 The provisions of this title are severable. If any provision of this title or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…