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TITLE XXXIII REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 559 REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY
PART VI CONSUMER COLLECTION PRACTICES (ss. 559.55-559.785)
559.785 Criminal penalty.
559.785 Criminal penalty.--It shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person not exempt from registering as provided in this part to engage in collecting consumer debts in this state without first registering with the department, or to register or attempt to register by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment.
History.--ss. 12, 13, ch. 93-275.
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