Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial Institutions
Chapter 19-14.8 - Uniform Debt-Management Services Act

Section 19-14.8-1. - Short title. - § 19-14.8-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 19-14.8-2. - Definitions. - § 19-14.8-2. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Director” means the...

Section 19-14.8-3. - Exempt agreements and person. - § 19-14.8-3. Exempt agreements and person. (a) This chapter does...

Section 19-14.8-4. - Registration required. - § 19-14.8-4. Registration required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

Section 19-14.8-5. - Application for registration — Form, fee and accompanying documents. - § 19-14.8-5. Application for registration — Form, fee and accompanying...

Section 19-14.8-6. - Application for registration — Required information. - § 19-14.8-6. Application for registration — Required information. An application...

Section 19-14.8-7. - Application for registration — Obligation to update. - § 19-14.8-7. Application for registration — Obligation to update. An...

Section 19-14.8-8. - Application for registration — Public information. - § 19-14.8-8. Application for registration — Public information. Except for...

Section 19-14.8-9. - Certificate of registration — Issuance or denial. - § 19-14.8-9. Certificate of registration — Issuance or denial. (a)...

Section 19-14.8-10. - Certificate of registration — Timing. - § 19-14.8-10. Certificate of registration — Timing. (a) The director...

Section 19-14.8-11. - Renewal of registration. - § 19-14.8-11. Renewal of registration. (a) A provider must obtain...

Section 19-14.8-12. - [Repealed.] - § 19-14.8-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 243, §...

Section 19-14.8-13. - Bond required. - § 19-14.8-13. Bond required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

Section 19-14.8-14. - Bond required — Substitute. - § 19-14.8-14. Bond required — Substitute. (a) Instead of the...

Section 19-14.8-15. - Requirement of good faith. - § 19-14.8-15. Requirement of good faith. A provider shall act...

Section 19-14.8-16. - Customer service. - § 19-14.8-16. Customer service. A provider that is required to...

Section 19-14.8-17. - Prerequisites for providing debt-management services. - § 19-14.8-17. Prerequisites for providing debt-management services. (a) Before providing...

Section 19-14.8-18. - Communication by electronic or other means. - § 19-14.8-18. Communication by electronic or other means. (a) In...

Section 19-14.8-19. - Form and content of agreement. - § 19-14.8-19. Form and content of agreement. (a) An agreement...

Section 19-14.8-20. - Cancellation of agreement — Waiver. - § 19-14.8-20. Cancellation of agreement — Waiver. (a) An individual...

Section 19-14.8-21. - Required language. - § 19-14.8-21. Required language. Unless the director, by rule, provides...

Section 19-14.8-22. - Trust account. - § 19-14.8-22. Trust account. (a) All money paid to a...

Section 19-14.8-23. - Fees and other charges. - § 19-14.8-23. Fees and other charges. (a) A provider may...

Section 19-14.8-24. - Voluntary contributions. - § 19-14.8-24. Voluntary contributions. A provider may not solicit a...

Section 19-14.8-25. - Voidable agreements. - § 19-14.8-25. Voidable agreements. (a) If a provider imposes a...

Section 19-14.8-26. - Termination of agreements. - § 19-14.8-26. Termination of agreements. (a) If an individual who...

Section 19-14.8-27. - Periodic reports and retention of records. - § 19-14.8-27. Periodic reports and retention of records. (a) A...

Section 19-14.8-28. - Prohibited acts and practices. - § 19-14.8-28. Prohibited acts and practices. (a) A provider may...

Section 19-14.8-29. - Notice of litigation. - § 19-14.8-29. Notice of litigation. No later than thirty (30)...

Section 19-14.8-30. - Advertising. - § 19-14.8-30. Advertising. A provider that advertises debt-management services shall...

Section 19-14.8-31. - Liability for the conduct of other persons. - § 19-14.8-31. Liability for the conduct of other persons. If...

Section 19-14.8-32. - Powers of director or director’s designee. - § 19-14.8-32. Powers of director or director’s designee. (a) The...

Section 19-14.8-33. - Administrative remedies. - § 19-14.8-33. Administrative remedies. (a) The director may enforce this...

Section 19-14.8-34. - Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of registration. - § 19-14.8-34. Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of registration. (a) In...

Section 19-14.8-35. - Private enforcement. - § 19-14.8-35. Private enforcement. (a) If an individual voids an...

Section 19-14.8-36. - Violation of unfair or deceptive practices statute. - § 19-14.8-36. Violation of unfair or deceptive practices statute. If...

Section 19-14.8-37. - Statute of limitations. - § 19-14.8-37. Statute of limitations. (a) An action or proceeding...

Section 19-14.8-38. - Uniformity of application and construction. - § 19-14.8-38. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and...

Section 19-14.8-39. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - § 19-14.8-39. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National...

Section 19-14.8-40. - Transitional provisions — Application to existing transactions. - § 19-14.8-40. Transitional provisions — Application to existing transactions. Transactions...

Section 19-14.8-41. - Severability. - § 19-14.8-41. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 19-14.8-42. - [Reserved.] - § 19-14.8-42. [Reserved.] History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 243, §...

Section 19-14.8-43. - Official comments. - § 19-14.8-43. Official comments. It is the intention of the...