Code of Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Title 940 CMR 35.00 - Unfair and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices During the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19
Section 35.03 - Prohibitions on Debt Collection Activity with Regard to All Creditors, Including Debt Collectors
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) For the 90 days following March 26, 2020 or until the State of Emergency Period expires, whichever occurs first, it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any creditor, including a debt collector, to:
(2) 940 CMR 35.03(1)(a) through (g), shall not apply to any attempt to collect a debt which is, or is alleged to be, owing as a result of a loan secured by a mortgage on real property, or to any attempt to collect a debt that is, or is alleged to be, owing by a tenant to an owner, as those terms are defined by 940 CMR 3.01: Definitions.
(3) 940 CMR 35.03(1)(e) shall not apply to telephone, gas, and electric utility companies regulated by M.G.L. c. 164 and the Department of Public Utilities or the Department of Telecommunications and Cable.