804. Acquisition
of location information [15 USC 1692b]
Any debt collector communicating with any
person other than the consumer for the purpose of acquiring
location information about the consumer shall --
(1) identify himself, state that he is confirming
or correcting location information concerning the consumer,
and, only if expressly requested, identify his employer;
(2) not state that such consumer owes any
debt;
(3) not communicate with any such person more
than once unless requested to do so by such person or unless
the debt collector reasonably believes that the earlier response
of such person is erroneous or incomplete and that such person
now has correct or complete location information;
(4) not communicate by post card;
(5) not use any language or symbol on any
envelope or in the contents of any communication effected by
the mails or telegram that indicates that the debt collector
is in the debt collection business or that the communication
relates to the collection of a debt; and
(6) after the debt collector knows the consumer
is represented by an attorney with regard to the subject debt
and has knowledge of, or can readily ascertain, such attorney's
name and address, not communicate with any person other than
that attorney, unless the attorney fails to respond within a
reasonable period of time to the communication from the debt
collector.
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