Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 30-14-2013 - Prohibited practices(1) A credit counseling service may not:(a) purchase any debt or obligation of a consumer;(b) lend money or provide credit to a consumer;(c) obtain a mortgage or other security interest in any property of a consumer;(d) operate as a collection agency;(e) structure a debt management plan in a way that at the debt management plan's conclusion any debts of the consumer that are subject to the debt management plan are not fully amortized;(f) charge for or provide credit insurance;(g) cause or attempt to cause a consumer to waive or forego any right or benefit that the consumer has under the provisions of this part; or(h) operate in this state without a license.(2)(a) A credit counseling service may not advertise its services in any manner in this state without first being licensed by the department.(b) A credit counseling service or any person on a credit counseling service's behalf may not misrepresent any material fact or make a false promise intended to induce a consumer into entering a debt management plan.En. Sec. 6, Ch. 272, L. 2005.