License required; exception.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not conduct within this state a collection agency or engage within this state in the business of collecting claims for others, or of soliciting the right to collect or receive payment for another of any claim, or advertise, or solicit, either in print, by letter, in person or otherwise, the right to collect or receive payment for another of any claim, or seek to make collection or obtain payment of any claim on behalf of another without having first applied for and obtained a license from the Commissioner.
2. A person is not required to obtain a license if:
(a) The collection agency he works for is located outside of this state;
(b) His activities in this state are limited to the collection of claims from residents of this state on behalf of residents of another state; and
(c) His contact with persons in this state is limited to interstate communications by telephone, mail or facsimile.
Last modified: February 27, 2006