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Gov. Blagojevich Signs Law Banning Harassment by Debt Collectors
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed a new law to help protect Illinoisans from harassment and inappropriate calls from debt collectors. Senate Bill 1398 limits the amount and type of contact debt collectors may have with residents who have unpaid debts, and is in direct response to numerous complaints from individuals about embarrassing communications and inappropriate harassment by collection agencies.
“Some debt collectors will stop at nothing to track down their targets. This law will help make sure they don’t overstep their boundaries and useharassment or threats to collect,” said Gov. Blagojevich.
SB 1398 was sponsored by State Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and State Representative Marlow Colvin (D-Chicago). The law takes effect January 1, 2008.
Marilyn D. from Spring Grove would benefit from the provisions of SB 1398. Marilyn’s last name resembles that of her husband’s ex-wife, who had acquired some previous debt which remains unpaid and has been sent to collection by the originalcreditor . Marilyn has been receiving calls at her place of employment and, despite numerous attempts to notify the collection agency that they may not call her there they have persisted and have threatened to make her “debt” known to others at her place of employment, if she doesn’t “pay up.”
Marilyn is also dealing with harassing calls from the collector and the fear that her employment may be jeopardized by the unscrupulous tactics of the collection agency. The additional protections offered by SB1398 would provide her with the weapons she needs to fight this obviousharassment.
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