940 CMR, § 35.05

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025
Section 35.05 - Relation to Other Law and Regulations
(1) 940 CMR 35.00 does not exempt any person from complying with existing laws or rules of professional conduct with respect to debt collection practices. 940 CMR 35.00 is not intended to supersede or in any way limit rights and protections provided to consumers under 101 CMR 613.00: Health Safety Net Eligible Services, and state and federal foreclosure laws. To the extent that any provision of 940 CMR 35.00 is specifically inconsistent with the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, as currently appearing in Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:07 and then only to the extent of the inconsistency, 940 CMR 35.00 is not applicable.
(2) 940 CMR 35.00 is intended to supplement 940 CMR 7.00: Debt Collection Regulations. To the extent that any provision of 940 CMR 35.00 is determined to be specifically inconsistent with any provision of 940 CMR 7.00, such provision of 940 CMR 35.00 shall temporarily replace the provisions of 940 CMR 7.00 during the State of Emergency Period.

940 CMR, § 35.05

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1415, eff. 3/26/2020.