H.B. 137
         CREDIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ACT REVISIONS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 March 7, 2013 3:57 PM



Representative Jon E. Stanard proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 13 :    

             12          .    modifies the definition of a credit services organization
{   to include a person that

             13      provides debt-management services, as defined in this bill  
}
; and

2.    Page 2, Line 41 :    

             41          (iii)
{   [debt reduction or debt management plans] debt-management services   }        implementing a debt reduction plan that includes:

        (A)    assuming control of a person's funds with the intent to distribute the funds to repay the person's debt, other than following a person's express written instruction to set up automatic payments; or
        (B)    requiring a person to establish a financial account that results in a direct or indirect pecuniary benefit to the representative, including collection of any accrued interest  
.


3.    Page 3, Line 62 :    

             62      incidental to the credit reporting agency's services;
{   or   }


4.    Page 3, Lines 63 through 66 :    

             63          (vii) a person [who] that provides debt-management services and is required to be
             64      registered under Title 13, Chapter 42, Uniform Debt-Management Services Act
  ; or

    (viii)    a person that solely gives advice or provides software tools, or both, relating to reducing a person's debt  
.

             65          
{   (4) "Debt-management services" is as defined in Section 13-42-102 .   }

             66          
{   [   } (4)      {   ]   }      {   (5)   } "Extension of credit" means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt


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