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The Vermont Statutes Online
Title
08
:
Banking and Insurance
Chapter
204
:
POWERS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Subchapter
003
:
LOANS
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14304. Card holder represented by legal counsel
(a) A credit
card company or its creditor or collection agency shall not contact a card
holder regarding a debt, late fee, or other charge once informed that the card
holder is disputing the debt, late fee, or other charge; is represented by
legal counsel in the dispute; and the card holder has provided the credit card
company or its creditor or collection agency with the name, address, and
telephone number of the legal counsel.
(b) A credit
card company or its creditor or collection agency that violates subsection (a)
of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.00.
(c) Each
violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered a separate
offense. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 11.)