The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 8 : Banking and Insurance
Chapter 204 : Powers of Financial Institutions
Subchapter 003 : Loans
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 14304)-
§ 14304. Card holder represented by legal counsel
(a) A credit card company or its creditor or collection agency shall not contact a card holder regarding a debt, late fee, or other charge once informed that the card holder is disputing the debt, late fee, or other charge; is represented by legal counsel in the dispute; and the card holder has provided the credit card company or its creditor or collection agency with the name, address, and telephone number of the legal counsel.
(b) A credit card company or its creditor or collection agency that violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.00.
(c) Each violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered a separate offense. (Added 2009, No. 55, § 11.)
