Bill protecting identity theft victims released

TRENTON – The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee unanimously released a bill that would protect identity theft victims from debt collectors.

TRENTON – The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee unanimously released a bill that would protect identity theft victims from debt collectors.

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The bill, A3005, calls for debt collectors to cease collection efforts against certain victims of identity theft.

The New Jersey Creditors Bar Association and the New Jersey Association of Collection Agencies both supported the bill, saying it provides clear guidance to both the consumers and collectors.

Bill protecting identity theft victims released