RS 9:3534 Fees; attorney, collection agency

PART IV.  LIMITATIONS ON AGREEMENTS AND PRACTICES

§3534.  Fees; attorney, collection agency

A.  Any consumer credit transaction agreement may provide for the payment by the consumer of attorney's fees not in excess of twenty-five per cent of the unpaid debt after default and referral to an attorney for collection.

B.  An extender of credit may not contract with a consumer for the reimbursement of fees paid to a collection agency employed to collect the consumer's indebtedness.

Acts 1986, No. 584, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.