West Virginia Code § 46B-4-6

Unreasonable publication
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No debt collector shall unreasonably publicize information relating to any alleged
indebtedness of consumer. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the
following conduct is deemed to violate this section:
(1) The communication to any employer or his agent before judgment has been rendered of
any information relating to an employee's indebtedness other than through proper legal
action, process or proceeding;
(2) The disclosure, publication or communication of information urelating to a consumer's
indebtedness to any relative or family member of the consumer if such person is not residing
with the consumer, except through proper legal action or process or at the express and
unsolicited request of the relative or family member;
(3) The disclosure, publication or communication of any information relating to a consumer's
indebtedness to any other person other than a credlit reporting agency, by publishing or
posting any list of consumers, commonly knowsn as "deadbeat lists"; and
(4) The use of any form of communication ito the consumer, which ordinarily may be seen by
any other persons, that displays or conveys any information about the alleged claim other
than the name, address and phone number of the debt collector.

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