This sample cease and desist letter to a collection agency for California is sent pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 1692c and 1692k, and by the Rosenthal Collection Practices Act, California Civil Code Section 1788.17. The sample requests that the collection agency immediately cease and desist all telephone calls to either the place of employment or the home of the alleged debtor and further states that any violations may result in legal action. The sample can be modified for use in any State in the United States of America. The author is an entrepreneur and freelance paralegal who has worked in California and Federal litigation since 1995 and has created over 250 sample legal documents for sale.

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Send this letter to the collection agency that is attempting
to collect the alleged debt against you.
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED NUMBER:
XXXXXXXXX
Date:___________________
YOUR NAME
YOUR STREET ADDRESS
YOUR CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE
COLLECTION AGENCY NAME
COLLECTION AGENCY ADDRESS
COLLECTION AGENCY CITY, STATE AND ZIP CODE
RE: ACCT # XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
To Whom It May Concern:
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2. This letter is being sent to you in response to a notice sent to me on ________________.
With this letter I hereby formally request that you CEASE and DESIST any and all
telephone calls immediately and that no telephone contact be made by your offices to my
home or to my place of employment. If your offices attempt any telephone
communication with me, including but not limited to, computer generated calls and calls
or correspondence sent to or with any third parties, it will be considered harassment and I
will have no choice but to file suit. All future communications with me MUST be done in
writing and sent to the address noted in this letter by USPS.
I advise you strongly that you should endeavor to ensure that your records are in order
before I am forced to take legal action. This letter is a formal request to CEASE and
DESIST.
You are hereby instructed to cease all collection efforts immediately or face legal
sanctions under the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections
1692c and 1692k, which is incorporated and made applicable to collection agencies such
as your company by the Rosenthal Collection Practices Act, California Civil Code
Section 1788.17.
In the interests of avoiding any legal action on my part I urge you to PLEASE MARK
YOUR FILES in accordance with the formal requests made in this letter and cease all
further telephone communications.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
_______________________
YOUR SIGNATURE
YOUR NAME
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