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LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Communications With Consumer Must Cease


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Notify That Collector Or Creditor Actually Intends To Invoke Specified Remedy

If a consumer notifies a debt collector in writing that the consumer refuses to pay a debt or that the consumer wishes the debt collector to cease further communication with the consumer, the debt collector shall not communicate further with the consumer with respect to such debt, except to notify that efforts are being terminated, and where applicable, to notify the consumer that the debt collector or creditor intends to invoke a specified remedy. See Section 805 (c) (3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only. Also see a portion of the FTC Official Staff Commentary on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.

"Consumer" Defined

For the purpose of this section, the term "consumer" includes the consumer's spouse, parent (if the consumer is a minor), guardian, executor, or administrator. See Section 805 (d) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.


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