Michigan Compiled Laws
Article 9 - (339.901...339.920)
Section 339.907 - Corporate Surety or Cash Bond; Action on Bond; Aggregate Liability; Cancellation of Bond.

Sec. 907.
The department shall require a collection agency to file and maintain in force for each license a corporate surety or a cash bond conditioned upon the faithful accounting of all money collected upon accounts entrusted to the collection agency in a form prescribed by the department in a sum the department considers necessary, but for not less than $5,000.00 nor more than $50,000.00. The bond shall be for the benefit of a person damaged by the wrongful taking of money collected by the agency or failure of the collection agency to report or remit proceeds of collections made. A person injured may bring an action upon the bond. The aggregate liability to all injured persons shall not exceed the sum of the bond. The surety on the bond shall have the right to cancel the bond upon giving 30 days' written notice to the department and after that date shall be relieved of liability for a breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An action on a bond shall not be commenced after the expiration of 1 year from the effective date of cancellation of the bond.
History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981 Popular Name: Act 299

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 339 - Occupational Code

Act 299 of 1980 - Occupational Code (339.101 - 339.2919)

Article 9 - (339.901...339.920)

Section 339.901 - Definitions.

Section 339.902 - Collection Practices Board; Creation.

Section 339.903 - Pretended Purchase or Assignment of Account; Applicability of Article.

Section 339.904 - Collection Agency; License Required for Each Place of Business; Exceptions to Licensing Requirement of Subsection (1); Qualifications of Applicant.

Section 339.905 - Repealed. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Section 339.906 - Collection Agency; License Nontransferable; Notification of Changes in Corporate Structure, Partnership, Name, or Address.

Section 339.907 - Corporate Surety or Cash Bond; Action on Bond; Aggregate Liability; Cancellation of Bond.

Section 339.908 - “Owner Manager” Defined; Personal Supervision of Collection Agency by Licensed Collection Agency Manager or Owner Manager; Notice; Limitation.

Section 339.909 - Separate Trust Account; Maintenance by Collection Agency; Designation as Trust Account; Disbursements and Withdrawals.

Section 339.910 - Books, Accounts, and Records; Use; Preservation; Accessibility; Annual Report; Financial Report of Trust Account; Audit; Information Provided to Director Exempt From Disclosure; Exception; Compliance Attestation Report.

Section 339.911 - Collection Agency Manager's License or Collection Agency License; Requirements.

Section 339.912 - Applicant for Collection Agency Manager's License; Written Examination.

Section 339.913 - Collection Agency Manager's License; Display.

Section 339.914 - Repealed. 1996, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Mar. 25, 1996.

Section 339.915 - Licensee; Prohibited Acts.

Section 339.915a - Licensee; Additional Prohibited Acts; Section Construed; "Affiliate" Defined.

Section 339.916 - Action for Damages or Other Equitable Relief; Recovery; Civil Penalty; Attorney's Fees and Court Costs.

Section 339.917 - Conduct of Licensee Subject to Penalties.

Section 339.918 - Communication With Consumer; Notice; Effect of Disputing Validity of Debt; Verification of Debt; Failure to Dispute Validity of Debt.

Section 339.919 - Communication With Person Other Than Debtor; Location Information.

Section 339.920 - Taking Possession of Assets, Books, and Records of Licensee for Purpose of Liquidating Business or Other Relief; Application for Court Order; Notice.