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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1692i"
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description: "Legal actions by debt collectors"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "41"
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chapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"
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section: "1692i"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 1692i"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1692i - Legal actions by debt collectors
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## Text
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(a) Venue Any debt collector who brings any legal action on a debt against any consumer shall—
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(1) in the case of an action to enforce an interest in real property securing the consumer’s obligation, bring such action only in a judicial district or similar legal entity in which such real property is located; or
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(2) in the case of an action not described in paragraph (1), bring such action only in the judicial district or similar legal entity—
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(A) in which such consumer signed the contract sued upon; or
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(B) in which such consumer resides at the commencement of the action.
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(b) Authorization of actions Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the bringing of legal actions by debt collectors.
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(Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, § 811, as added Pub. L. 95–109, Sept. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 880.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective upon the expiration of six months after Sept. 20, 1977, see section 819 of Pub. L. 90–321, as added by Pub. L. 95–109, set out as a note under section 1692 of this title.
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