if collection compnay is legal to collect in state of washington

by Roberta
(Vancouver, Washington (USA))

I have receieved several letters to collect a debt from:

National Credit Solutions, LLC
PO BOX 15779
Oklahoma City, OK 73155-0779
#800-384-0585
fax# 405-619-3631

They are sending bills to my address in Washington State. Is there a way to check if this Collection Co. is legal to collect a debt from me in the state of WA?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Reply from DebtCollectionAnswers.com:

According to the Washington State statutes:

19.16.110
License required.

No person shall act, assume to act, or advertise as a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency as defined in this chapter, except as authorized by this chapter, without first having applied for and obtained a license from the director.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require a regular employee of a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency duly licensed under this chapter to procure a collection agency license.

1994 c 195 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 2.

You can check business and professional licenses here: http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/checkstatus.html