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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Harassment or abuse [15 USC 1692d]
A debt collector may
not engage in any conduct the natural consequence of which is to harass,
oppress, or abuse any person in connection with the collection of a debt.
Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following
conduct is a violation of this section:
(1) The use or
threat of use of violence or other criminal means to harm the physical
person, reputation, or property of any person.
(2) The use of
obscene or profane language or language the natural consequence of which
is to abuse the hearer or reader.
(3) The
publication of a list of consumers who allegedly refuse to pay debts,
except to a consumer reporting agency or to persons meeting the
requirements of section 603(f) or 604(3)1 of this Act.
(4) The
advertisement for sale of any debt to coerce payment of the debt.
(5) Causing a
telephone to ring or engaging any person in telephone conversation
repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any
person at the called number.
(6) Except as
provided in section 804, the placement of telephone calls without
meaningful disclosure of the caller's identity.
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