{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3804","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-3804","heading":"Assignment of earnings and authorization to confess judgment prohibited.","body":"(a)\nA creditor may not take an assignment of earnings of the consumer for payment or as security for payment of an obligation arising out of a consumer credit sale or direct installment loan.\n\n(b)\nA creditor may not take or accept from the consumer a warrant or power of attorney or other authorization for the creditor, or other person acting on his behalf, to confess judgment arising out of a consumer credit sale or direct installment loan.\n\n(c)\nAn assignment of earnings or an authorization in violation of this section is subject to the provisions of section 28-3813(d)(1) of this subtitle.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 38. Consumer Protections.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-3804","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"89202d2a51557223d0096b60a50fe8a64c0f4796ed2610f852afd9803c4cc15b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3803","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}