Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013”.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions.
Sec. 2 Legal proceeding exception
Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (12 U.S.C. 1692a(6)) is amended—
by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) any law firm or licensed attorney—
“(i) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or
“(ii) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client; and”