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§ 5-3-201. Security in Sales or Leases

With respect to a consumer credit sale, a creditor may take a security interest in the property sold. In addition, a creditor may take a security interest in goods upon which services are performed or to which goods sold are annexed, or in land to which the goods are affixed or that is maintained, repaired, […]

§ 5-3-202. Cross-Collateral

In addition to contracting for a security interest pursuant to the provisions on security in sales or leases contained in section 5-3-201, a seller in a consumer credit sale may secure the debt arising from the sale by contracting for a security interest in other property if as a result of a prior sale the […]

§ 5-3-203. Debt Secured by Cross-Collateral

If debts arising from two or more consumer credit sales, other than sales pursuant to a revolving credit account, are secured by cross-collateral or consolidated into one debt payable on a single schedule of payments and the debt is secured by security interests taken with respect to one or more of the sales, payments received […]

§ 5-3-204. Restrictions on Interest in Land as Security

With respect to a consumer loan in which the amount financed is three thousand dollars or less, a lender may not contract for an interest in land as security. A security interest taken in violation of this section is void. For the purposes of this section, on revolving credit accounts, the amount financed shall be […]

§ 5-3-205. Use of Multiple Agreements

A creditor may not use multiple agreements with respect to a single consumer credit transaction for the purpose of obtaining a higher finance charge than would otherwise be permitted by this code or to avoid disclosure of an annual percentage rate pursuant to the provisions on disclosure and advertising. Dividing a single consumer credit transaction […]

§ 5-3-206. No Assignment of Earnings

A creditor may not take an assignment of earnings of the consumer for payment or as security for payment of a debt arising out of a consumer credit transaction. An assignment of earnings in violation of this section is unenforceable by the assignee of the earnings and revocable by the consumer. A sale of unpaid […]

§ 5-3-207. Authorization to Confess Judgment Prohibited

A consumer may not authorize any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of a consumer credit transaction. An authorization in violation of this section is void. Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1220, § 1, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former §§ 5-2-415 and 5-3-407, as […]

§ 5-3-208. Balloon Payments

With respect to a consumer credit transaction other than one pursuant to a revolving credit account, if any scheduled payment is more than twice as large as the average of all other regularly scheduled payments, the consumer has the right to refinance the amount of that payment at the time it is due at the […]

§ 5-3-209. Referral Sales

With respect to a consumer credit sale or consumer lease, the seller or lessor may not give or offer to give a rebate or discount or otherwise pay or offer to pay value to the consumer as an inducement for a sale or lease in consideration of the consumer giving to the seller or lessor […]

§ 5-3-210. Discrimination Prohibited – Exemption

A consumer credit transaction regulated by this code shall not be denied any person, nor shall terms and conditions be made more stringent, on the basis of discrimination, solely because of disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry. This section does not apply to […]