By Carona S.B. No. 341
77R4436 JMG-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to correction of a third-party debt collector's or credit
1-3 bureau's files.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 392.202(a), Finance Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (a) An individual who disputes the accuracy of an item in a
1-8 third-party debt collector's or credit bureau's file on the
1-9 individual may notify in writing the third-party debt collector or
1-10 credit bureau of the inaccuracy. The [third-party debt collector
1-11 or] credit bureau shall provide forms for the notice and, when
1-12 requested, the credit bureau or third-party debt collector shall
1-13 assist an individual in preparing the notice.
1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.