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15 U.S.C. § 1692d

Harassment or abuse

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 1692d, Harassment or abuse, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441306
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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:

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-109(H.R. 5294)1977-09-20
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally