Bill Text: MA S132 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Protect victims of unlicensed debt collection activities

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-08-09 - Read second and ordered to a third reading [S132 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S132-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to protect victims of unlicensed debt collection activity.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
James B. Eldridge	Middlesex and Worcester
Lori Ehrlich	8th Essex
Steven J. D'Amico	4th Bristol
Jennifer M. Callahan	18th Worcester
Thomas M. Stanley	9th Middlesex
Gale D. Candaras	First Hampden and Hampshire

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to protect victims of unlicensed debt collection activity.

��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

 

Section 1.�

 

Section 28 of Chapter 93 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

 

�Any person who engages in the business of debt collection without a license shall be liable in restitution to any person collected against, and all other persons similarly situated to such person who the court certifies are members of a class under� section 9 of chapter 93A, for any money or property obtained as a result of such unlicensed debt collection activity in addition to any other damages allowed by law.�

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