(1) A debt buyer that brings legal action to collect or brings legal action to attempt to collect purchased debt, or a debt collector that brings legal action on the debt buyer’s behalf, shall include in an initial pleading that begins the legal action:

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(a) The original creditor’s name, written as the original creditor used the name in dealings with the debtor;

(b) The name, address and telephone number of the person that owns the debt and a statement as to whether the person is a debt buyer;

(c) The last four digits of the original creditor’s account number for the debt, if the original creditor’s account number for the debt had four or more digits;

(d) A detailed and itemized statement that shows:

(A) The amount the debtor last paid on the debt, if the debtor made a payment, and the date of the payment;

(B) The amount and date of the debtor’s last payment on the debt before the debtor defaulted or before the debt became charged-off debt, if the debtor made a payment;

(C) The balance due on the debt on the date on which the debt became charged-off debt;

(D) The amount and rate of interest, any fees and any charges that the original creditor imposed, if the debt buyer or debt collector knows the amount, rate, fee or charge;

(E) The amount and rate of interest, any fees and any charges that the debt buyer or any previous owner of the debt imposed, if the debt buyer or debt collector knows the amount, rate, fee or charge;

(F) The attorney fees the debt buyer or debt collector seeks, if the debt buyer or debt collector expects to recover attorney fees; and

(G) Any other fee, cost or charge the debt buyer seeks to recover; and

(e) The date on which the debt buyer purchased the debt.

(2)(a) A court may not enter a judgment for a debt buyer or debt collector that has not complied with the requirements set forth in this section.

(b) If a court grants a judgment for a debt buyer or debt collector that does not comply with the requirements set forth in this section, the debtor in a motion under ORCP 71 may petition the court for relief from the judgment or the court may grant relief on the court’s own motion.

(3) A debt buyer or debt collector may obtain attorney fees in a legal action to collect or attempt to collect a debt only if:

(a) The debt buyer or debt collector prevails in the legal action; and

(b) The contract or writing described in ORS § 646.639 (4)(b) provides that the creditor may obtain attorney fees from the debtor in a legal action to collect or attempt to collect the debt or another provision of law allows an award of attorney fees to the debt buyer or debt collector.

(4) A debt buyer or a debt collector that acts on the debt buyer’s behalf shall provide to a debtor all of the documents described in ORS § 646.639 (4)(b) within 30 days after receiving a request for information about the debt from the debtor. [2017 c.625 § 1]