California Codes
Cal. Civil Code § 1788.56 (2026)
5. Fair Debt Buying Practices
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A debt buyer shall not bring suit or initiate an arbitration or other legal proceeding to collect a consumer debt if the applicable statute of limitations on the debt buyer’s claim has expired.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Guracar v. Student Loan Solutions, 111 Cal. App. 5th 330 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025).
Guracar v. Student Loan Solutions, 111 Cal. App. 5th 330 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “(Civ. Code, § 1788.56 [“A debt buyer shall not bring suit .”
Nunn v. Student Loan Solutions CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “(Civ. Code, § 1788.56 [“A debt buyer shall not bring suit .”
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