If a debt adjuster contracts for, receives or makes any charge in excess of the maximums permitted by this chapter, except as the result of an accidental and bona fide error, the debt adjuster's contract with the debtor shall be void and the debt adjuster shall return to the debtor the amount of all payments received from the debtor or on the debtor's behalf and not distributed to creditors.
RCW 18.28.090
Excess charges—Contract void—Return of payments.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Brown v. Consumer Law Associates, LLC (2012)
Most recently applied in Brown v. Consumer Law Associates, LLC (June 2012)
1999 c 151 s 103; 1967 c 201 s 9.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.