source:
  type: regulation
  id: fdcpa-15usc-1692j
  authority: FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.) § 1692j — Furnishing certain deceptive forms
  description: 'FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.), §1692j Furnishing certain deceptive forms.
    Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: fdcpa-15usc-1692j-a
  canonical_id: fdcpa-15usc-1692j-a
  section: 15 U.S.C. §1692j(a)
  description: 'Furnishing certain deceptive forms — (a): (a) It is unlawful to design, compile, and furnish any
    form knowing that such form would be used to create the false belief in a consumer that a person other than
    the creditor of such consumer is participating in the collection of or in an attempt to collect a debt such
    consumer allegedly owes such …'
  type: dont
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.) § 1692j
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1692j
    snapshot_id: 66912686e624d972
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:c933cd7f3c84d8882d76388187cc1b2109a168c9601975048e944d40e1d622f1
    paragraph_quote: (a) It is unlawful to design, compile, and furnish any form knowing that such form would be
      used to create the false belief in a consumer that a person other than the creditor of such consumer is participating
      in the collection of or in an attempt to collect a debt such consumer allegedly owes such creditor , when
      in fact such person is not so participating.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 15 U.S.C. §1692j subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 66912686e624d972;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: fdcpa-15usc-1692j-b
  canonical_id: fdcpa-15usc-1692j-b
  section: 15 U.S.C. §1692j(b)
  description: 'Furnishing certain deceptive forms — (b): (b) Any person who violates this section shall be liable
    to the same extent and in the same manner as a debt collector is liable under section 1692k of this title for
    failure to comply with a provision of this subchapter. ( Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, § 812 , as added Pub. L.
    95–109 , Sept. 20, 1977…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.) § 1692j
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1692j
    snapshot_id: 66912686e624d972
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:c933cd7f3c84d8882d76388187cc1b2109a168c9601975048e944d40e1d622f1
    paragraph_quote: (b) Any person who violates this section shall be liable to the same extent and in the same
      manner as a debt collector is liable under section 1692k of this title for failure to comply with a provision
      of this subchapter. ( Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, § 812 , as added Pub. L. 95–109 , Sept. 20, 1977 , 91 Stat.
      880 .)
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 15 U.S.C. §1692j subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 66912686e624d972;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
