{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-601-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 601-a","heading":"Disclosure by principal creditors and/or debt collection agencies","body":"§ 601-a. Disclosure by principal creditors and/or debt collection\nagencies. No principal creditors and/or debt collection agencies shall\nmake any representation that a person is required to pay the debt of a\nfamily member in a way that contravenes with the Fair Debt Collection\nPractices Act (15 USC § 1692 et seq.). In addition, the principal\ncreditors and/or debt collection agencies shall not make any\nmisrepresentation about the family member's obligation to pay such\ndebts.","path":["General Business Law","Article 29-H. Debt Collection Procedures"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/601-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"36fc9bd43df6da8012fa616924f5c2b3517040ba11953550225fbd659d93846b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-601","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-601-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}