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Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-20-111

Solicitors' identification cards

Known as the Tennessee Collection Service Act

The act spans §§ 62-20-101 to 62-20-124 (24 sections).

Acts 1981, ch. 170, § 11; 1985, ch. 354, § 14; 1988, ch. 823, § 18; 1989, ch. 523, § 170; 1992, ch. 580, § 3; 2001, ch. 130, § 2.

(1) No person may act as a solicitor for any collection service unless the person possesses a valid solicitor's identification card issued by the board to the collection service.

(2) Identification cards shall be obtainable by written application of the collection service licensee, accompanied by an annual fee as set by the board.

(3) The identification cards shall be the property of and in the name of the collection service licensee, who may transfer them from one (1) of the collection service licensee's solicitors to another.

(4) The collection service licensee shall be responsible for the proper training and conduct of each solicitor acting in the collection service licensee's behalf.

(5) In order to protect the rights of creditors, all letters of collection or notices of collection from a collection agency to a debtor shall contain language stating that the collection agency is licensed by the collection service board of the department of commerce and insurance.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.