LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Section 816 - 15 USC 1692 (n)
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Section 816
Relation to State laws
This subchapter does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any
person subject to the provisions of this subchapter from complying with the laws of any
State with respect to debt collection practices, except to the extent that those laws are
inconsistent with any provision of this subchapter, and then only to the extent of the
inconsistency. For purposes of this section, a State law is not inconsistent with this
subchapter if the protection such law affords any consumer is greater than the protection
provided by this subchapter.
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