§75-50. Definitions  


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  • The following words and terms as used in this Article shall be construed as follows:

    (1)        "Consumer" means any natural person who has incurred a debt or alleged debt for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

    (2)        "Debt" means any obligation owed or due or alleged to be owed or due from a consumer.

    (3)        "Debt collector" means any person engaging, directly or indirectly, in debt collection from a consumer except those persons subject to the provisions of Article 70, Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.

(1977, c. 747, s. 4; 1989, c. 770, s. 15.)