{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-50","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-50","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words and terms as used in this Article shall be construed as follows:\n(1)\t\"Consumer\" means any natural person who has incurred a debt or alleged debt for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.\n(2)\t\"Debt\" means any obligation owed or due or alleged to be owed or due from a consumer.\n(3)\t\"Debt collector\" means any person engaging, directly or indirectly, in debt collection from a consumer except those persons subject to the provisions of Article 70, Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.\n(4)\t\"Location information\" means information about a consumer's place of abode, any telephone numbers used by the consumer, and information about the consumer's place of employment. (1977, c. 747, s. 4; 1989, c. 770, s. 15; 2015-177, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 75. Monopolies, Trusts and Consumer Protection.","Article 2. Prohibited Acts by Debt Collectors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_75/GS_75-50.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:09:17Z","sha256":"9fc02ac5a82771c311738d75ad69a685b8a470420670800cc79dc9738261a7cf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-49","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-75-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}