Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Texas

I have a question I took an online payday loan and I can not pay it back I intent to make payments eventually but for now can I go to jail or anything similar, [ i never sent a check or anything similar] also \w a lawfirm is calling me saying that the cops are on their way to arrest me and he has a heavy hindi accent


Asked on 10/02/12, 10:16 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You can't be arrested in Texas for failure to pay a debt.

The person who threatened you with arrest is violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Ask him his name and address. If he won't tell you, hang up on him.

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Answered on 10/02/12, 11:25 am


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