N.Y. General Business Law § 601-a: Disclosure by principal creditors and/or debt collection agencies

§ 601-a. Disclosure by principal creditors and/or debt collection

agencies. No principal creditors and/or debt collection agencies shall

make any representation that a person is required to pay the debt of a

family member in a way that contravenes with the Fair Debt Collection

Practices Act (15 USC § 1692 et seq.). In addition, the principal

creditors and/or debt collection agencies shall not make any

misrepresentation about the family member's obligation to pay such

debts.