15 U.S.C. § 1692O
Section 1692o · Exemption for State regulation
This is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Bass v. Stolper, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C. (1997)
Most recently applied in Vien-Phuong Thi Ho v. ReconTrust Co. (October 2016)
The Bureau shall by regulation exempt from the requirements of this subchapter any class of debt collection practices within any State if the Bureau determines that under the law of that State that class of debt collection practices is subject to requirements substantially similar to those imposed by this subchapter, and that there is adequate provision for enforcement.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “Bureau” for “Commission” in two places.
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.