Washington Code 19.16.450 – Violation of RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260 — Additional penalty
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If an act or practice in violation of RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260 is committed by a licensee or an employee of a licensee in the collection of a claim, neither the licensee, the customer of the licensee, nor any other person who may thereafter legally seek to collect on such claim shall ever be allowed to recover any interest, service charge, attorneys’ fees, collection costs, delinquency charge, or any other fees or charges otherwise legally chargeable to the debtor on such claim: PROVIDED, That any person asserting the claim may nevertheless recover from the debtor the amount of the original claim or obligation.
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Application—2020 c 30: See note following RCW 19.16.100.
Terms Used In Washington Code 19.16.450
- Claim: means any obligation for the payment of money or thing of value arising out of any agreement or contract, express or implied. See Washington Code 19.16.100
- customer: means any person authorizing or employing a collection agency to collect a claim. See Washington Code 19.16.100
- Debtor: means any person owing or alleged to owe a claim. See Washington Code 19.16.100
- Licensee: means any person licensed under this chapter. See Washington Code 19.16.100
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes individual, firm, partnership, trust, joint venture, association, or corporation. See Washington Code 19.16.100