On July 13, 2021, in a purported effort to protect consumers when Washington D.C.’s emergency covid protections expire, the D.C. Council approved a comprehensive debt collection bill to amend D.C. Code Section 28-3814 (Bill). At the current juncture, the Bill is awaiting the D.C. mayor’s signature.
If the Mayor chooses to sign it, it will go into effect immediately. Although it will only be effective temporarily as an emergency bill, it certainly has the potential to become a permanent piece of legislation. The Bill appears to cover far more than covid related items, and per the city council’s press release, the Bill is designed to update D.C.’s 50-year-old collection law.
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