Sec. 342.604. MILITARY BORROWER. (a) A lender may not engage in collection activity against a borrower who is:
(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States who is deployed to combat or a combat support posting, for the duration of the posting;
(2) a member of the Texas National Guard who is called to federal active duty, for the duration of the duty;
(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1), for the duration of the posting; or
(4) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (2), for the duration of the duty.
(b) A lender may not garnish the wages of a borrower who is a member of the United States military or the member's spouse.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 394 (S.B. 1479), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
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