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    Stat

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    General

    GarnishmentExemptions

    Bad Checks Max Bad Debt

    Rates

    Collection

    Agency Bond &License

    AL 75% of wages areexempt fromgarnishment

    Greater of $10 orActual Bank Charges(Section 7-3-118)

    Legal: 6%Judgment: 12%

    Bond: NoLicense: YesFee:$25 - Populationunder 20,000$100 - Populationover 20,000Exemption for out-of-state collectors:Business Licensenot required for out-of-state agency.

    AR $500 head of family;$200 single.

    Includes personalproperty exceptclothing.

    Twice amount ofcheck - prior to

    double charge - canstart out with $15charge per NSF checkafter 30 days.

    Legal: 6% or 5 pointsabove the Fed.

    Discount rateJudgment: Contractrate or 10% perannum whichever isgreater

    Bond: $5000 to$25000

    License: YesFee: $125 - $5 eachemployee

    AK Federal GarnishmentReturns*

    Damages in amountequal to $100 ortriple the amount ofthe check, whicheveris greater, but nomore than $1000over the amount ofthe check.

    Legal: 10.5%Judgment: 10.5% orcontractual

    Bond: $5000License: YesFee:$100 - Application$200 - AgencyBiennially

    AZ Federal GarnishmentReturns*

    Twice the amount ofcheck, costs of suit,reasonable attorneyfees.

    Legal: 10%Judgment: 10% orcontractual

    Bond: $10,000minimum (based ongross income)License: YesFee:$1500 ApplicationFee$600 Annual Fee$23 perOfficers/Managers

    CA Federal GarnishmentReturns*

    Amount due, Trebledamages - minimum$100 maximum$1500 per check

    Legal: 10%

    Judgment: 10%(Unless otherwisecontracted)

    No license or bondrequired.

    CO Federal GarnishmentReturns*

    Fees Bounced Check3 years SOL UCC 4-3-11. Treble Damages& Reasonable

    Legal: 8%Judgment:8% (orhigher if specified incontract or note)

    Bond: $12,000 -20,000

    License: Yes

    Fee: Determined bycollection agencyboardExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out of statecollectors areexempt if [1]collecting only byinterstate means(phone, fax, mail);[2] have no

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    Colorado client; and[3] are regulatedand licensed in thestate in which theyreside.

    CT 25% you may garnishdisposable earnings eachweek, or 40 x fed. min.

    hourly wage, whicheveris less.

    Personal liability ofsignatory oncorporate claims

    unless signed incorporate capacity.

    Legal:8%Judgment:10%

    Bond:$5000License: YesFee:

    $200 Yearly$50 Investigation

    DE 85% of disposableearnings or disposableearnings

    minus $150 weeklyaccording to schedule.

    Amount due, cost ofsuit, protest fees

    Bounced CheckSOL 3-118. 3Years

    Legal: Fed ReserveDiscount Rate Plus 5%Points

    Judgment: FedReserve DiscountRate Plus 5% Points

    Bond: NoLicense: Merc.LicenseFee: $50 Yearly

    DC Federal GarnishmentReturns* D.C.Government employeesare not attachable.

    Amount Due - ProtestFees

    Legal: 6%Judgment: 70% ofinterest rates on taxesto IRS

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    FL See federal law* except100% head of household.Liberal HomesteadExemption - 1st $1,000of automobile

    After 30 day demand-treble amount inaddition to amountowed, bank & courtcosts & reasonableattorney fees.

    Legal: 10%Judgment: 10% or upto 18% if contractual

    Bond: Yes - $50,000(Commercial)License: YesFee: Yes$200 - Registration$50 - Investigation$200 - RenewalExemption for out-of-state collectors:Registration isrequired for out-of-state collectors if[1] solicitingaccounts; [2] ifclient (creditor, its

    affiliate orsubsidiary) has anoffice in Florida.

    GA Legal: 7%Judgment: 12%Commercial Accounts:18%

    After 10 day writtendemand doubledamages up to $500and service charge of$20 or 5%, whicheveris greater,

    See federal law. City,County & Stateemployees may begarnished.

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    HI Legal: 10%Judgment: 10% (NoWritten Contract)

    Damages equal to$100 or triple amountof check, not toexceed $500.

    General garnishmentexemptions95% of 1st $100, 90%of 2nd $100, 80% netwages in excess of$200 per mo. Orfederal limits

    whichever is greater.

    Collection agencybond & licensesBond: $25,000 /$15,000 eachbranch

    License or

    registration:Required tosolicit/collect

    ID Legal: 12%Judgment: 10.875% plusthe base rate

    Triple amount ofcheck up to $500over the checkamount

    See federal law. Bond: $5,000 initialLicense: YesFee: $100 -permitfee $50 - renewalExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors mayqualify for a special

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    license if [1] onlycollecting for client;and [2] are licensedand bonded by anystate

    IA Legal: 5%Judgment: 10%

    Triple check up to$500 over checkamount

    See federal law. Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    IL INTEREST RATELegal: 5%

    Judgment: 9%

    Triple check amountup to $500, attorneyfees & court costs.

    15% of gross wages ordisposable earningsfor workweek up to 45x fed. min. hourlywage, whichever isgreater.

    Bond: $25,000License: YesFee:$750 - Original$750 - RenewalExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors may beexempt if[1] not solicitingaccounts in Illinois;

    [2] their state ofresidence has lawswhich provide

    similar reciprocity(allow out-of-stateagencies to collectonly); and[3] the state inwhich the non-Illinois agencyresides extends thesame privileges toout-of-stateagencies.

    IN Legal: 8%Judgment: 8%

    Triple check amountup to $500 overcheck amount, +attorney fees &interest up to 18%per annum or triple

    check amount +attorney fees andinterest at 8% perannum

    75% of disposableearnings for workweek or the amount of30 x fed. min. hourlywage, whichever isgreater.

    Bond: $5000 eachofficeLicense: YesFee:$100 plus $5 perannum, each

    unlicencedemployee$30 branch office$80 - Renewal

    Exemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors areexempt fromlicensing if[1] collecting for anon-residentcreditor; and[2] collectionactivities limited to

    interstatecommunications(phone, fax, mail).

    KS Legal: 10%Judgment: 12%

    Three times checkamount notexceeding the checkamount by $500 or$100 whichever isgreater plus attorneyfees

    See Federal LawPlus other personalproperty, benefitexemptions, andhomestead

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    KY Legal: 8%Judgment: 12%

    N/A 75% of disposableincome or 30 times

    Bond: NoLicense: No

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    the federal minimumhourly wage(whichever is greater)

    Fee: No

    LA Legal: 9.75%Judgment: 9.75%

    After 30 day writtendemand (certified orregistered), twicecheck amount.Attorney fees & court

    costs

    75% disposableearnings per workweek, but not lessthan 30 x fed. min.hourly wage.

    Bond: Yes - $10,000License: YesFee:$200 Initial$200 Investigation

    $200 Renewal$100 Branch$100 BranchRenewal

    ME Legal: 8%Post Judgment: 15%annual (less than$30,000) T-Bill rate over$30,000

    Amount due, courtcosts, service costs &collection costs

    You may garnish 25%of disposable incomeor 40 times thefederal minimumwages per week(whichever is less)After judgement only.

    Bond: $25,000 to$50,000License: YesFee: $400 Yearly

    Exemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact stateauthority. Licensingauthority is allowingsome exemptionsto out-of-state

    agencies thatcollect for non-resident creditorsand are notsoliciting.

    MD Legal: 6%Judgment: 10% orcontractual

    After 30 day writtennotice, amount due,$25 fee, twice checkamount up to $1000.(At the discretion ofthe court.) Applies toCOD sales only.

    Greater of 75% oramount = to $145 xno. of wks. in whichwages due wereearned; except inCaroline, Worchester,Kent & Queen Anne'sCounties, see federallaw. Exemption is upto $3,000 in cashand/or property fornon-wage property

    exemption.

    Bond: $5000License: YesFee: $200 eachoffice

    MA Legal: 6%Judgment: 12%Contract: 12%

    Amount due, costs ofsuit, protest feesAdditional damages$100 - $500 can beassessed.

    $125 week Bond: $10,000 -$25,000License: YesFee: Determined bycommissioner

    MI Legal: 5%Judgment: 7.162 changessemi-annuallyUsury limit 25%

    Twice the amount ofcheck-not to exceed$500.Retail Claims - NoticeRequirements.

    See federal law. (RETAIL ONLY)

    Bond: $5,000 -$50,000License: YesFee:$150 - Investigation$225 - Initial$125 - Annually

    Exemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollector areexempt if [1]collecting byinterstate means;and [2] have noclients in the stateof Michigan.

    MN Legal: 6%Judgment: 5% (Changes

    $100 or up to 100%of the value of the

    Greater of 75% oramount = to 40 x fed.

    Bond: $5,000 to$20,000

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    Yearly)Business or AgriculturalLoan: 4.5% over federaldiscount rate

    check, whichever isgreater, plus interestat the rate payableon judgments on theface amount ofcheck, plusreasonable attorneyfees if aggregate

    amount of checkswithin 6 month periodis over $1250.

    min. hourly wage License: YesFee:$1,000 - Initial$400 - Annual$10 - Per Collector

    MS Legal: 8%Judgment: Amount incontract if no contractamount court decides

    On checks up to andincluding $25.00,additional damageswould be 100% ofcheck amount. Onchecks from $25.01to $200.00, additionaldamages would be50% of check amountbut not less than$25.00. On checksover $200.00additional damageswould be 25% ofcheck amount.

    See federal law. Bond: NoLicense: City-BusinessFee: $15-$50

    MO Legal: 9%Judgment: 9%

    Three times faceamount owed or $100whichever is greaternot to exceed $500(exclusive of attorneyfees)

    See federal law;exempt 90% of week'snet pay, head ofhousehold, singleperson w/o depend. =75%

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    MT Legal: 10%Judgment: 10%A binding writtenagreement may providefor interest of 15% or 6%above prime

    $100 minimum or 3times face value upto $500

    See federal law. Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: NoCaveats:Foreigncorporations shouldregister with MTSec. of State prior

    to any suit in MTCourts or riskdismissal.Attorney fees only ifprovided by asigned writtenagreement.

    NC Legal: 8%Judgment: 8%

    30 day writtendemand lesser of$500 or 3x checkamount, but not lessthan $100.

    100% of last 60 days'earnings for familysupport. Garnishmentonly by politicalsubdivisions for taxes,ambulance fees, etc.

    Bond: $5,000 to$50,000License: YesFee: $500Exemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact stateauthorities.Unofficially,

    licensing authoritiesmay allow out-of-state agencies tobypassrequirements ifthey do not solicit instate and/or workfor in-state clients.

    ND Legal: 6%Judgment: 12%

    Amount due,collection fees of $20,and $100 or 3x checkwhichever is less.

    Greater of 75% oramount each wk. = to40 x fed. min. hourlywage. Plus $20.00

    Bond: $20,000License: YesFee: $200Exemption for out-

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    each householddependent.

    of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors may beexempt if [1]collecting only; [2]their office islocated in a statethat has a

    reciprocal law; and[3] the state has"enacted similarlegislation".

    NE Legal: 12% per writteninstrument or contractrate

    Judgment: 1% abovebond equivalent yield aspublished by U.S.

    Treasury

    Amount due, costs,protest fees

    Greater of 75%disposable earnings(85% if head ofhousehold), or 30 xfed. minimum hourlywage.

    Bond: Based on Lic.Solic. Less Than 5 =5,000, 5-15=$10,000, 16-Up=$15,000License: YesFee: (not to exceed)$250 - Investigation$200 - Original$100 - Renewal$50 - InvestigationBranch Office$35 - OriginalBranch OfficeExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors areexempt if [1]communicating byinterstate means(phone, fax, mail);and [2] are"regulated" by thelaws of anotherstate.

    NH Judgment: 7.6%

    Amount due, interest,court costs,reasonable costs of

    collection & $10 perday (max. $50)

    50 x fed. min. hourlywage - All futurewages are exempt so

    that the court cannotissue an ongoingorder.

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    NJ Legal: 6%Judgment: No StatutoryProvision

    N/A $142.50 wk. min. 10%of gross earnings$142.50 & Over

    Bond: $5000 SuretyLicense: NoFee: No

    NM Judgment: 8.75% (in theabsence of a writtencontract)

    Amount due, tripledamages up to $500per check. Complexrequirements need tobe met.

    Greater of 75% oramount each wk. = to40 x fed. min. hourlywage

    Bond: $5,000minimum - basedon volumeLicense: YesFee:$500 - originalcollection agency orbranch

    $300 - renewalcollection agency orbranch$100 - examinationfee for manager'slicense$50 - managerrenewalExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-state agencyis exempt if [1]

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    collecting byinterstate means(phone, fax, mail);and [2] debt wasincurred outside thestate of NewMexico.

    NV Legal: 2% Over Prime

    Judgment: 2% OverPrime

    Amount due, protest

    fees three timescheck amount notmore than $500, orless than $100

    Garnish only. 25% of

    Disposable earningsfor each week or 30times federalminimum hourly wage(whichever is less)

    Bond: $25,000 to

    $50,000License: YesFee:$250 - App. Survey$300 - Original$200 - RenewalExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-statecollectors areexempt if [1]collecting byinterstate means(phone, fax, mail);and [2] collectingfor an out-of-stateclient.

    NY INTEREST RATELegal: 16%

    Judgment: 9%

    Face value of checkplus two times checkamount up to amaximum of $400 onNSF or $750 on "noaccount" (Demandprescribed by law).GEN.OB.1.1-104

    90% of earnings,except 1st $127.50wk. wholly exempt.

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: NoBuffalo: $5,000Bond - $50 feeNYC: License - $150- 2 yr. fee

    OH Legal: 10%Judgment: 10%

    The greater of $200or three times theamount of check andattorney fees (nomaximum)

    See federal law.Garnishment limitedto once a month peremployee.

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    OK Legal: 6%Judgment: 4% over U.S.Treasury Bill Rate of

    previous year. (1996 =9.55% 1997 = 9.15%)

    N/A State law: 75% of earnings exempted,more if hardship

    established. Allfederal exemptionsapply.

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    OR Statutory + Judgment:9% simple interest perannum (Unless specifiedby contract)

    Can recoverreasonable attorneyfees & statutorydamages of threetimes the amount ofthe NSF checkplus$500 if demandletter is sent todebtor 30 daysbefore suit is filed.

    75% of disposableearnings or 40 x fed.min. hourly wage.

    Bond: NoLicense:Registration onlyFee: Established bydirectorExemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact stateauthorities. Out-of-state agencies maybe exempt if [1]collecting for out-of-state client; [2] the

    debt was incurredby an Oregonianoutside the state;and [3] the statewhere the collectionagency isheadquartered hasa registrationprogramcomparable toOregon's law.

    PA Legal: 6% After demand and 100%of wages, Bond: No

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    Judgment: 6%

    judgment tripledamages in amountequal to $1 00 or 3times the checkamount whichever isgreater up to $500.

    certain pensions,retirement accounts &Keogh plan undercertain circumstances,and $300.

    License: NoFee: No

    RI Legal: 12%Judgment: 12%

    Amount of check, $25fee & treble damage

    up to $1000

    See federal law. Bond: NoLicense: No

    Fee: NoSC Legal: 8.75%

    Judgment: 14%

    Reasonable courtcosts amount ofcheck& damages upto $500 or 3x checkamount whichever issmaller

    100% Bond: NoLicense: Yes - allbusinessFee: NoExemption for out-of-state collectors:License required forin-state agencyonly.

    SD Legal: 12%Judgment: 10%

    N/A 20% of the individualsdisposable earningsfor a 60 day period

    Bond: NoLicense: NoFee: No

    TN Legal: 10%Judgment: 10% (orcontract rate) (varies

    with type of transaction)

    Treble damages up to$500 + 10% interest& reasonable service

    charges, atty's fees,& court costs.

    See federal law. Add$2.50 per wk. fordependent child under

    16.

    Bond:$15,000 1-4employee

    $20,000 5-9employee$25,000 10 or moreLicense: YesFee:$600 - Original$350 - Renewal$25 - Each SolicitorExemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact statelicensing authority.Out-of-stateagencies may beexempt if they [1]maintain office inanother state; [2]

    resides in a statethat providesreciprocity; and [3]comply withprovisions oflicensing.

    TX Legal: 6% withagreement can chargeup to 18%. w/oagreement - statutoryinterest of 6% begins torun 30th day afterbecoming due

    Judgment: 10%

    N/A 100% of Wages Bond: YesLicense: NoFee: NoAlways consultcounsel to chargeinterest - Texas hasvery onerous usurylaws & penalties.

    UT Legal: 7.35%

    Judgment: Contract rateor Federal Judgment Rate

    Certified statutory

    bad check noticemust be sent.Amount due, interest,court costs,reasonable attorney'sfees, plus $15 badcheck fee.

    $142.50 of disposable

    earnings for wagespaid weekly.

    Bond: $10,000

    License: YesFee: Varies by Cityand County.

    VA Legal: 8%Judgment: 9% or contractrate whichever is higher

    Lesser of $250 orthree times checkamount

    See federal law. Bond:$5000License: Dependson LocalityFee: No

    VT Legal: 12% Court costs, amount 75% of earning above Bond: No

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    Judgment: 12% of check, attorneysfees, damage of $50.(Notices required)

    minimum wage orwhat is necessary tolive.

    License: NoFee: No

    WA Legal: 12%Judgment: 12%

    Lesser of checkamount or 12%interest, collectioncosts up to $40. Iftaken to court,

    reasonable attorney'sfees, 3 x value, or upto $300. Now have 6years to enforce abad check.

    Greater of 75% or $64wk. (40 x state min.hourly wage).

    Bond: $6000general, $4000specialtyLicense: YesFee:

    $100 - Investigation$100 - Original$100 - Renewable$50 - Branch OfficeExemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact stateauthorities. Out-of-state agencies mayqualify for lesserlicensing fees. Out-of-state collectorsare no longerrequired to haveresident office andin-state trustaccounts if theydon't have in-stateclient. Bond is notrequired if held inhome state.

    WV Legal: 6%Judgment: 10%

    Amount due, servicecharge up to $10. Ifcheck is under$500.00 =misdemeanor. Over$500.00 = felony.

    See West Va code 38-5A-3-Employeeswithhold 20% ofdisposable income or30x the minimumhourly rate, whicheveris less. Otherexemptions apply.

    COLLECTIONAGENCY BOND &LICENSEBond: $5,000License: Yes -Franchise Reg. Cert.Fee: $15 AnnualExemption for out-of-state collectors:Contact stateauthorities. Someout-of-state

    agencies may beexempt if they areonly collecting forout-of-state clients.

    WI Legal: 5%Judgment: 12%

    Amount of check plusactual damages +exemplary damagesup to three timesvalue of check.Limited to $300.

    80% of net pay. Bond: $15,000 min.License: YesFee:$1000 -Investigation$200 - AnnualExemption for out-of-state collectors:Out-of-stateagencies do notneed to be licensedif [1] collecting by

    interstate means(phone, fax, mail);and [2] collectingfor an out-of-stateclient.

    WY Legal: 7%Judgment: contract rateor 10% judgment rate

    Double the faceamount plusdamages equal tocollection cost andreasonable attorneyfees.

    See federal law forconsumer credit sale,lease or loan. Up to65% for child supportarrearage.

    Bond: $10,000License: YesFee:$200 - Original$100 - Renewal$100 - BranchExemption for out-

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    of-state collectors:Out-of-stateagencies maybypass licensing ifthey are not [1]soliciting clients inWyoming; or [2]collecting for

    Wyoming creditors.

    Links

    State

    Supplemental Website information

    AL General:http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

    CA License/Resident Agenthttp://www.sos.state.al.us/sosinfo/inquiry.cfm

    AR http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=blr:codeAK General

    http://www.legis.state.ak.us/folhome.htm

    SOLhttp://old-www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/stattx02/query=*/doc/{t2241}?

    Retail Installment Sales Acthttp://old-www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/stattx02/query=retail+installment+act/doc/{@17116}?

    CA License/Resident Agenthttp://www.dced.state.ak.us/bsc/CorpStart.cfm

    AZ 3 YR SOLhttp://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/12/00543.htm&Title=12&DocType=ARS

    6 YR SOLhttp://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/12/00548.htm&Title=12&DocType=ARS

    State UCChttp://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=47

    Licensed Collection Agencieshttp://www.azbanking.com/Lists/CA_List.HTML

    CA Generalhttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

    SOL337 4 Years 339 2 Yearshttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=ccp&group=00001-01000&file=335-349.4

    California Penal Code 518-527http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=518-527

    State UCChttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=com&codebody=&hits=20

    CA FDCPA AKA Rosenthal FDCPAhttp://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=01001-02000&file=1788-1788.3

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    FDCPA w/CA FDCPAhttp://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/dc_2.pdf

    CO Generalhttp://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0

    CT Generalhttp://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/pub/titles.htm

    SOL

    http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2001/pub/Chap926.htm#sec52-576.htm

    State UCChttp://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/pub/Title42a.htm

    CA License Infohttp://www.state.ct.us/DOB/pages/collect.htm

    DE Generalhttp://www.delcode.state.de.us/

    SOL 4-111. Statute of limitations 3 Yearshttp://www.delcode.state.de.us/title6/c004/sc01/index.htm

    2-725. Statute of limitations in contracts for sale 4 Yearshttp://www.delcode.state.de.us/title6/c002/sc07/index.htm

    Retail Installment Saleshttp://www.delcode.state.de.us/title6/c043/index.htm#P-1_0

    State UCChttp://www.delcode.state.de.us/title6/index.htm#TopOfPage

    CA License/Resident Agenthttp://www.state.de.us/corp/phoneinfo.htm

    DC http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/FL General

    http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm

    Florida FDCPA & FCRAhttp://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/ch559.html

    Your Rights as a Debtorhttp://www.flabar.org/

    CA Licensehttp://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/download.html

    Lienshttp://www.hidayricke.com/news/Articles/legal%20references/chapter%2055%20FS.htm

    Public Recordshttp://www.ccfcorp.dos.state.fl.us/corpweb/inquiry/jlinquiry.html

    Court Process

    http://www.phonl.com/fl_law/rules/frcp/frcp1.htmGA http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=1-1-1HI http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/IA http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ID http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/TOC/idstTOC.htmlIL General

    http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/chapterlist.html

    SOLhttp://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch735/ch735act5articles/ch735act5Sub87.ht

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    Retail Installment Acthttp://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch815/ch815act405.htm

    Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Acthttp://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch815/ch815act375.htm

    State UCChttp://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch810/ch810act5articles/ch810act5artstoc.htm

    Credit Services Organizations Act815 ILCS 605/http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch815/ch815act605.htm

    Illinois Fairness in Lending Act815 ILCS 120/http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch815/ch815act120.htm

    Revolving Charge Billing Act815 ILCS 130/http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch815/ch815act130.htm

    IN http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/KS http://www.accesskansas.org/government/KY http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/home.htmLA http://www.legis.state.la.us/ME http://www.state.me.us/MD MARYLAND STATE LAW LIBRARY

    http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/

    MARYLAND JUDICIARYhttp://www.courts.state.md.us/

    MA Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraryhttp://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/index.htm

    Massachusetts State Resource Pagehttp://www.romingerlegal.com/state/massachusetts.html

    Massachusetts Chapter 93 regulation of Trade and certain enterpriseshttp://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/gl-93-toc.htm

    Massachusetts Division of Bankshttp://www.state.ma.us/dob/

    MI MICHIGAN STATE LAWShttp://www.mileg.org/mileg.asp?page=ChapterIndex

    STATE UCChttp://www.mileg.org

    RETAIL INSTALLMENT ACT, CONSUMER MORTGAGE ACT, CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT,REGULATION OF COLLECTION PRACTICES, CREDIT REFORM ACThttp://www.michiganlegislature.org

    MN GENERALhttp://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.asp

    MINNESOTA LAW LIBRARYhttp://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/

    MS STATE UCChttp://www.mscode.com/

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    MO http://www.moga.state.mo.us/homestat.aspMT http://www.state.mt.us/NC http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.plND http://www.state.nd.us/lr/information/statutes/cent-code.htmlNE http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/NH GENERAL

    http://www.lawdog.com/states/nh/sta9.htm

    UCC CODEhttp://www.lawdog.com/states/nh/sta9.htm

    RETAIL INSTALLMENT ACThttp://www.lawdog.com/states/nh/sta9.htm

    NJ http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/NM http://legis.state.nm.us/NV http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NY http://assembly.state.ny.us/OH http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/OK http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/OR http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/home.htmPA http://www.legis.state.pa.us/

    RI http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/Statutes.htmlSC http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/code/statmast.htmSD http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfmTN http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/TX http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.htmlUT http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/code.htmVA http://legis.state.va.us/VT http://vermont.gov/WA http://www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfmWI http://www.legis.state.wi.us/WV http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WY http://legisweb.state.wy.us/