Alaska has not enacted a separate State law that is substantially different from the FDCPA. The only specifications apply to debt collectors and collection licensing. Nevertheless, the residents of Alaska are well protected under the federal law.
To learn more about the FDPCA, go to Federal Debt Collection Practices Act
The Alaska Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
3 AAC 01.210. Communications in debt collection
Article 3. Prohibited Practices and Sanctions
Section 210. Communications in debt collection.
(a) A creditor may not communicate with a debtor regarding the collection of a debt without the prior written consent of the debtor or pursuant to an order by a court of competent jurisdiction
(1) after written notification from an attorney representing the debtor that all further communications regarding the loan must be addressed to the attorney, unless the attorney fails to respond within a reasonable time to the creditor’s inquiries regarding the debt or the attorney consents to direct communication with the debtor;
(2) at the debtor’s place of employment unless the debtor’s employer permits employees to receive those communications during working hours.
(b) Any creditor communicating with any person for the purpose of acquiring information regarding the whereabouts of the debtor, e.g., the debtor’s residence, telephone number, or place of employment, may not in any way use a form of communication or otherwise indicate that the debtor owes any debt.
(c) A creditor who has assigned an alleged debt to a credit reporting agency shall, upon receipt of a written notice from the debtor that any part of the alleged debt is disputed, forward a copy of the written notice to the credit reporting agency.
(d) A creditor may not;
(1) take or threaten to take any nonjudicial action to effect dispossession or disablement of property if
(A) there is no present right to possession of the property through an enforceable security interest;
(B) in the case of a threat, there is no present intention to effect dispossession or disablement of the property;
(C) the property is exempted by law from dispossession or disablement;
(2) threaten to take any action which, if taken, would violate any law;
(3) obtain a signed confession of judgment, when permitted to do so by Alaska law, by deception or coercion or on a document which is not clearly labeled “Confession of Judgment.”
3 AAC 01.220. False or misleading representations
A creditor may not use any false, deceptive or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt, including but not limited to the
following:
(1) any false representation;
(A) that the lender is vouched for, bonded by, or affiliated with the United States or any state;
(B) of the character, amount or legal status of any debt;
(C) of any services rendered or compensation due the creditor for the collection of any debt;
(D) that documents are not legal process forms or do not require action by the debtor;
(2) Communicating or threatening to communicate to any person credit information which is known to be
false or, if a debt is disputed, failing to communicate that fact when giving credit information.
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