N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-70-90
Definitions
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meanings specified:
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meanings specified:
(1) "Collection agency" means a collection agency as defined in G.S. 58-70-15 which engages, directly or indirectly, in debt collection from a consumer.
(1) “Collection agency” means a collection agency as defined in G.S. 58-70-15 which engages, directly or indirectly, in debt collection from a consumer.
(2) "Consumer" means an individual, aggregation of individuals, corporation, company, association, or partnership that has incurred a debt or alleged debt.
(2) “Consumer” means an individual, aggregation of individuals, corporation, company, association, or partnership that has incurred a debt or alleged debt.
(3) "Debt" means any obligation owed or due or alleged to be owed or due from a consumer.
(3) “Debt” means any obligation owed or due or alleged to be owed or due from a consumer.
History
(1979, c. 835.)
Legal Periodicals. - For comment, "No Country for Voicemails: How the CFPB Can Resolve a Paradox and Protect America's Consumers from the World's Fourth Oldest Profession," see 92 N.C. L. Rev. 626 (2014).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.