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(a)
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(1) In a suit on an account, including without limitation a credit card account or other revolving credit account, in a court of this state, the affidavit of the plaintiff that the account is just and correct, taken and certified according to law, is sufficient to establish the account.
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(2) However, if the defendant denies under oath the correctness of the account, the plaintiff is held to prove by other evidence the part of the account in dispute.
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(b) An affidavit of account under subsection (a) of this section shall be attached to the complaint and shall contain:
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(1) The name of:
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(A) The creditor to whom the account is owed;
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(B) The creditor pursuing collection of the account; and
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(C) The debtor obligated to pay the account;
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(2)
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(A) A statement or disclosure of whether or not the debtor’s account has been assigned or is held by the original creditor.
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(B) If the account has been assigned, the affidavit shall state the name of the original creditor;
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(3) A statement of the affiant’s authority to execute the affidavit on behalf of the creditor, including the affiant’s job title or relationship to the creditor;
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(4) A statement that the affiant is familiar with the books and records of the creditor and the account;
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(5) A statement that the information and amount stated in the affidavit is true and correct to the best of affiant’s knowledge, information, and belief;
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(6) The interest rate and the source of the interest rate; and
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(7) The total amount due, including interest, at the time the affidavit is executed.
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