Federal Deception Law: Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s primary statute is based upon the 2008 version of the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act, summarized at Appx. I.2, supra, with variations as noted below. A second statute regulates a few credit counseling agency practices, and a third excepts certain credit counseling agencies from the state debt collection practices statute.
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 19-14.8-1 to 19-14.8-43