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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5082 (Reported in House) — To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activi... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Exclusion of law firms and attorneys from the definition of debt collector when engaged in the practice of law

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Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (G); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: any law firm or licensed attorney, to the extent that— such firm or attorney is engaged in litigation activities in connection with a legal action in a court of law to collect a debt on behalf of a client, including— serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable statute or rules of civil procedure; communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law (including in depositions or settlement conferences) or in the enforcement of a judgment; or any other activities engaged in as part of the practice of law, under the laws of a State in which the attorney is licensed, that relate to the legal action; and such legal action is served on the defendant debtor, or service is attempted, in accordance with the applicable statute or rules of civil procedure; and .
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