Not without a court order.
Of course. If it's an unpaid debt, the collection agency owning the debt may try to collect it. And beware, they can track you down no matter what. However, they have to abide by certain rules, which are defined in the Fair Debt Collection Act.
No you can not
How do you fight a collection agency on an out of state improper turn ticket from 14 years ago?
In some states, the state will take your state refund for any debt or fine you might owe to the state or any state agency. It will depend on the law and practices of the particular state and vary from state to state.
Check the status of your federal refund here: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html?portlet=4 Check the status of your state refund by contacting your state tax agency.
A collection agency in any state would need to notify you first.
Yes if they are licensed to do so
When you find a message through the IRS for your tax refund status that says it has changed state to succeeded agency this means that your state tax return was transmitted successfully. This is often the result with e-filing your tax return.
Whenever I am helping a client with a collection agency, the first thing I do is try to contact the state agency that licenses collection agencies. I also try searching on Google and that usually works.
Only if they are licensed in another state and only if that state requires a license. If no license is required, any agency can collect there.
Looking for a Collection Agency, involves to know what type of debt collection service is need it. For Commercial Collections or Consumer Collections it can be found on sites that regulate the collection industry like:The Commercial Law League of America ('CLLA'),ACA InternationalAlso is very important when you choose a Collection Agency look for an agency that is familiar with the collection laws on the state that apply the bad account.
I live in Wisconsin and every year our Federal has come first.