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MN HF442

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jay Xiong

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Collection agencies and collectors must record and retain each consumer's language preference when attempting to collect a debt.

  • Debt collectors must provide debt validation notices in the debtor's preferred language upon request.

  • Collection agencies must wait 30 days from providing a validation notice before collecting on a debt.

  • Debt collectors must provide a simple glossary of common debt collection terms in the debtor's preferred language at the time the language preference is indicated and upon any subsequent request.

  • Debt collectors must provide accurate and complete interpretation or written translation of all debt-related correspondence in the debtor's preferred language.

Legislative Description

Debt collectors required to provide information in the preferred language of the debtor.

Last Action

Author added Jordan

2/1/2021

Committee Referrals

Commerce Finance & Policy1/28/2021

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