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SECTION 601-B
Large print notices
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 29-H
§ 601-b. Large print notices. 1. Each and every principal creditor or
debt collector shall, in each initial communication, clearly and
conspicuously disclose to the debtor that each communication can be
provided in an alternative, reasonably accommodatable, format. Such
disclosure shall substantively contain the following:

(a) A statement that the consumer may request the letter in an
alternative, reasonably accommodatable format selected by the principal
creditor or debt collector such as large print, braille, audio compact
disc, or other means; and

(b) A business phone number that the consumer may call to make such a
request.

2. For the purposes of this section, a principal creditor or debt
collector providing reasonable accommodation in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 shall not be deemed to have
violated any provision herein.