legislation: 112-hr-6706

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112-hr-6706 112 hr 6706 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 0 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  

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