Civ. Code, § 1788.56 · Title 1.6C.5. Fair Debt Buying Practices

Civ. Code, § 1788.56

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

A debt buyer shall not bring suit or initiate an arbitration or other legal proceeding to collect a consumer debt if the applicable statute of limitations on the debt buyer’s claim has expired.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 64, Sec. 2. (SB 233) Effective January 1, 2014.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1788.56.
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