Alabama
Code of Alabama Title 40, Chapter 12, Section 80 (40-12-80)
 http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp

Alaska
Alaska Statute Title 45, Chapter 50, Section 471 (45-50-471)
www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes.htm

Arizona
Arizona Administrative Code, Title 20, Article 15 - Collection agencies, operations
www.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_20/20-04.htm
Scroll down to Article 15, Collection Agencies

Title 32, Chapter 9 - Collection agency, licensing
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=32
Scroll down to Chapter 9, Collection Agencies

Arkansas
Fair Debt Collection Practices Guide
www.ag.state.ar.us/consumer/collector.html

Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 24, Section 203 (17-24-203)
www.arkleg.state.ar.us/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=blr:code

California
Attorney General's Collection Agencies Guide
www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/general/collection_agencies10.htm

Department of Consumer Affairs Guide
What to Do If You Receive a Demand for Payment from a Creditor or Debt Collection Agency
www.dca.ca.gov/legal/dc_1.pdf
Summary of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Statutes, covers both federal and California state laws
www.dca.ca.gov/legal/dc_2.pdf

California Civil Code Section 1788, et seq.
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

Colorado
Collection Agencies and Debt Collection
www.ago.state.co.us/CADC/CADCmain.cfm

Colorado Revised Statute Title 12, Article 14, Section 101, et seq. (12-14-101)
http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0

Florida
How to Protect Yourself: Debt Collections/Consumer
Go to: http://myfloridalegal.com/consumer, click on What Florida Law Provides, click on the link 'For information on how to protect yourself against consumer fraud,' scroll down to Debt Collection.

Florida Statute Title 33, Chapter 559, Part VI, (33-559.552, et seq.)
www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?Mode=ViewStatutes&Submenu=1

Georgia
Official Code of George Title 7-3, Section 25 (7-3-25)
www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?

Hawaii
Revised Statutes, Vol. 14, Chapter 708, Section 8105 (37-708-8105)
www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/docs.asp?press1=docs

Idaho
Consumer Protection Manual
www2.state.id.us/ag/consumer/tips/ConsumerProtectionManual.pdf

Title 26, Chapter 22
www3.state.id.us/idstat/TOC/26022KTOC.html

Illinois
Debt Collection
www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/debtcollection.html

Illinois Compiled Statute, Chapter 225, Section 425
www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs2.asp?ChapterID=24
(Scroll to "Services and Sales," 225 ILCS 425)

Indiana
Fair Debt Collection Guide
www.in.gov/dfi/education/pdfs/debtcolpdf.pdf

Indiana Code Title 25, Article11
www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/

Iowa
Iowa Attorney General's Guide to Debt Collection
www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/consumer/consumer_tips/debt_collect.html

Iowa State Code Sections 537.7103(1) - 7103(6)
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=IowaCode

Louisiana
Consumer's Notebook: Debt Collection Guide
www.ag.state.la.us/publications/debtcollection.htm

Louisiana Revised Statute Title 47, Section 1516 and 1516.1
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=110518
www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=101236

Maine
State of Maine's Office of Consumer Credit Regulation's
Downeaster Guide to Debt Collection and Repossession
www.state.me.us/pfr/ccp/booklets/Debtcoll.doc

Maine Revised Statute, Title 32, Chapter 109-A
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/

Maryland
Dealing with Debt Collectors Guide
www.oag.state.md.us/consumer/edge117.htm

Maryland Annotated Code, Title 15, Debt Collection--Special Provisions
Not readily available online. For more information:
http://mlis.state.md.us/other/MGA_FAQ.htm#stat

Massachusetts
Guide to Fair Debt Collection
www.ago.state.ma.us/filelibrary/fairdebt.pdf

Mass. General Law, Part 1, Title XV, Chapter 93, Sections 24-28 & Section 49
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm

Code of Massachusettes Regulations, 940 CMR 7
www.lawlib.state.ma.us/cmr.html

Michigan
Michigan Compiled Law, Chapter 445, Act 70 of 1981
www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-Act-70-of-1981

Minnesota
Know Your Rights: Guard Yourself Against Debt Collectors
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/ylr/ylr_jan03.htm

Minnesota Statute Chapter 332, Section 37 (332.37)
www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.asp

Missouri
Missouri Annotated Statute Title 27, Chapter 425
www.moga.state.mo.us/STATUTES/STATUTES.HTM#T27

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Revised Statute, Title XXXI, Chapter 358-C (358-C:1)
www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/default.html

New Mexico
Annotated Code of New Mexico, Chapter 61, Article 18A (61-18A)
www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?go=nm#Z3R

New York City
Debt Collection Guide
www.nyc.gov/html/dca/downloads/pdf/Debt.pdf

New York State
Debt Collectors: Consumer Rights and Obligations
www.consumer.state.ny.us/pdf/debt_collectors_final.pdf

When Debt Collectors Cross the Line
www.nyc.gov/html/dca/downloads/pdf/debt.pdf

Penal Law, Part 3, Title K, Article 190.50
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi

North Carolina
North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 75, Article 2, Section 75-50, et seq.
www.ncleg.net/statutes/statutes.asp

Ohio
Ohio Revised Code, Title 13, Chapter 1319
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Statute, Title 15, Chapter 20,Section 755.1 and Title 59, Chapter 47, Section 3107
www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/index.asp?ftdb=STOKST&level=1

Oregon
Oregon Revised Statute, Chapter 646, Section 646.639 et seq.
www.leg.state.or.us/ors/

Pennsylvania
PA Debt Collection Practices
www.attorneygeneral.gov/consumers.aspx?id=244

Pennsylvania Statute, Title 73, Chapter 42 (73 P.S. § 2270.1)
(Pennsylvania Statutes are not available online to the best of our knowledge)

Tennessee
Title 62, Chapter 20
http://198.187.128.12/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0

Texas
On-line Consumer Protection Information on Selected Topics
www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/txts/debt.shtml

Texas Statute, Finance Code, Title 5, Chapter 392
www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html

Utah
FAQ on Collectors
www.commerce.utah.gov/dcp/education/collection.html

Utah Annotated Code, Title 12, Chapter 1
www.le.state.ut.us/~code/code.htm

Washington State
How to Deal with Your Debts
www.atg.wa.gov/consumer/credit.shtml#Collection

Revised Code of Washington, Title 19, Chapter 16
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/

West Virginia
What Are My Rights as a Consumer with Debts in Collection? Guide
www.wvs.state.wv.us/wvag/faq/consumer/debt_collection.html

West Virginia Code, Chapter 47, Article 16 et seq.
www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/masterfrm3Banner.cfm

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statute, Chapter 427
www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/Statutes.html

Wyoming
Prohibited Collection Practices
www.audit.state.wy.us/banking/cab/cab_brochure.pdf

Wyoming Statute, Title 33, Chapter 11
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx