State Debt Collection Law Publications

Alabama
Code of Alabama Title 40, Chapter 12, Section 80 (40-12-80)

Alaska
Alaska Statute Title 45, Chapter 50, Section 471 (45-50-471)

Arizona
Arizona Administrative Code, Title 20, Article 15 – Collection agencies, operations
Title 32, Chapter 9 – Collection agency, licensing

Arkansas
Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 24, Section 203 (17-24-203)

California
California Civil Code Section 1788, et seq.

Colorado
Collection Agencies and Debt Collection

Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes-  Sec. 36a-648

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida
Florida Statute Title 33, Chapter 559, Part VI, (33-559.552, et seq.)

Georgia
Official Code of Georgia Title 7-3, Section 25 (7-3-25)

Hawaii
Revised Statutes, Vol. 14, Chapter 708, Section 8105 (37-708-8105)

Idaho
Title 26, Chapter 22

Illinois
Illinois Compiled Statute, Chapter 225, Section 425

Indiana
Indiana Code Title 25, Article11

Iowa
Iowa Attorney General’s Guide to Debt Collection
Iowa State Code Sections 537.7103(1) – 7103(6)

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana
Louisiana Revised Statute Title 47, Section 1516 and 1516.1

Maine
Maine Revised Statute, Title 32, Chapter 109-A

Maryland
Dealing with Debt Collectors Guide

Massachusetts
Mass. General Law, Part 1, Title XV, Chapter 93, Sections 24-28 & Section 49

Michigan
Michigan Compiled Law, Chapter 445, Act 70 of 1981

Minnesota
Minnesota Statute Chapter 332, Section 37 (332.37)

Mississippi

Missouri
Missouri Annotated Statute Title 27, Chapter 425

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Revised Statute, Title XXXI, Chapter 358-C (358-C:1)

New Jersey

New Mexico
Annotated Code of New Mexico, Chapter 61, Article 18A (61-18A)

New York City
Debt Collection Guide

New York State
When Debt Collectors Cross the Line

North Carolina
North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 75, Article 2, Section 75-50, et seq.

North Dakota

Ohio
Ohio Revised Code, Title 13, Chapter 1319

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Statute, Title 15, Chapter 20,Section 755.1 and Title 59, Chapter 47, Section 3107

Oregon
Oregon Revised Statute, Chapter 646, Section 646.639 et seq.

Pennsylvania
PA Debt Collection Practices
Pennsylvania Statute, Title 73, Chapter 42 (73 P.S. § 2270.1)
(Pennsylvania Statutes are not available online to the best of our knowledge)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota
Tennessee
Tennessee Collection Service Act

Texas
Texas Statute, Finance Code, Title 5, Chapter 392

Utah
Utah Annotated Code, Title 12, Chapter 1

Vermont

Virginia

Washington State
How to Deal with Your Debts
Revised Code of Washington, Title 19, Chapter 16

West Virginia
What Are My Rights as a Consumer with Debts in Collection? Guide
West Virginia Code, Chapter 47, Article 16 et seq.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statute, Chapter 427

Wyoming
Wyoming Statute, Title 33, Chapter 11