Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5484 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a court from making an award of costs to a defendant exce... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Clarification that no award of costs may be made against consumers except where action brought in bad faith

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Section 813(a)(3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692k(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A court may make an award of costs or attorney fees to the defendant only after finding that an action under this section was brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment, and may not make an award of costs or attorney fees otherwise. .

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Clarification that no award of costs may be made against consumers except where action brought in bad faith

U.S.C.§ 1692k

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