Maricopa Community Colleges  LAS290AA   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
LAS290AA 19946-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Collections Practices in Arizona
Debtor and creditor results, judicial remedies, secured transactions, liens, bulk transfers, and fraudulent conveyances.
Prerequisites: Completion of Legal Assisting Degree or Certificate Program or permission of Department Chairperson or Program Director.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
LAS290AA   19946-20086 Collections Practices in Arizona
1. Outline the preliminary considerations that must be made when analyzing a debt obligation. (I)
2. Identify debtors' rights. (II)
3. Describe the nature of the obligation. (III)
4. Identify and describe common judicial remedies. (IV)
5. Apply Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code to secured transactions. (V)
6. Identify and describe commonly used liens. (VI)
7. Apply Article 6 of the Uniform Commercial Code to bulk transfers. (VII)
8. Identify fraudulent conveyances and creditors' remedies for fraudulent conveyances. (VIII)
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LAS290AA   19946-20086 Collections Practices in Arizona
    I. Preliminary considerations in the analysis of a debt obligation
        A. Relationship with creditor
        B. Contacts made with debtor
        C. Form of the debt
        D. Tax liens
        E. Bankruptcy implications
        F. Settlement
      II. Debtors' rights and obligations
          A. Statutory provisions protecting debtors
            1. State law
            2. Federal law
          B. Procedural protections for debtors
        III. Nature of the obligation
            A. Community versus separate debts
            B. Liability of separate property
            C. Liability of community property
            D. Contractual obligations
            E. Tort liability
          IV. Judicial remedies
              A. General considerations
                1. Available procedures
                2. Judicial bonds
                3. Exemptions
                4. Third-party claims
                5. Creditor liability
              B. Attachment
                1. Function of attachment
                2. Procedures
              C. Garnishment
                1. Function of garnishment
                2. Limitations on garnishment
                3. Procedures
              D. Execution
                1. General versus special writs of execution
                2. Property that can be levied
                3. Procedures
                4. Redemption rights
              E. Judgement liens
                1. Lis pendens
                2. Procedures
              F. Preservation and recovery of property
                1. Injunctive relief
                2. Actions to recover realty
                3. Actions to recover personality
                4. Statutory replevin
            V. Secured Transactions
                A. General provisisons of Article 9 of the UCC
                B. Attachment of security interest
                C. Classification of collateral
                D. Perfection of security interest
                E. Establishment of priorities
                F. Enforcement provisions of Article 9 of the UCC
              VI. Liens
                  A. Identification of various types of liens
                    1. Consensual liens
                    2. Common law liens
                    3. Statutory liens
                    4. Mechanics' and materialmen's liens
                  B. Enforcement procedures
                VII. Bulk transfers
                    A. General provisions of Article 6 of the UCC
                    B. Procedures for compliance with Article 6
                    C. Creditors' rights
                  VIII. Fraudulent Conveyances
                      A. Provisions of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyances Act
                      B. Presumed fraudulent conveyances
                      C. Creditors' remedies
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