Terms Used In California Codes > Civil Code > Division 3 > Part 4 > Title 2.97 - CONSUMER COLLECTION NOTICE

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• Eligible savings and loan association: means a state or federal savings association, as defined in §. See California Government Code 16600
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ^{Source: OCC}
• National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
• spouse: includes a registered domestic partner, as required by §. See California Civil Code 14
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18