tennessee laws?

Date: Thu, 06/28/2007 - 13:09

Submitted by anonymous
on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 13:09

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after a letter to validate a debt what does it mean when a debt collector/ attorney says he has "passed the court date" to a new date?

also when advised as being "a law firm and as such they are not required to be separately licensed in the state of tennessee to collect debts" .

thanks James

Wrong!!! Any debt collector or attorney must be licensed in TN i

Wrong!!! Any debt collector or attorney must be licensed in TN if they are collecting a consumer debt in that state.

If they are doing a business without a license, you should report them to your state attorney general. Their are tough penalties for skirting the laws.

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Submitted by orake on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 13:31

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tennessee laws?

thank you for the information.do you happen to know where i can find this law and also the tennessee attorney generals site to report this?

thank james

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Submitted by anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 19:21

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James just type a search of TenN AG then select consumer division. It is easy to find. KYSIDE38

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Submitted by KYSIDE38 on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 19:29

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I don't know about Tennessee, but in most states a law firm and/

I don't know about Tennessee, but in most states a law firm and/or attorney doesn't have to be licensed as a collection agency, but they must follow state and federal collection laws. (again, I don't know about Tennessee). If they litigate they must used an attorney licensed by the Tennessee Bar. It sounds like the attorney filed a motion to continue (ie, set another court date).

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Submitted by Law Student on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 20:14

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