### Question
What does debt relief agency mean?


### Answer
**Debt relief agency** has the following meaning in *11 U.S.C. § 101*:

> any person who provides any bankruptcy assistance to an assisted person in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration, or who is a bankruptcy petition preparer under section 110, but does not include—


(A) any person who is an officer, director, employee, or agent of a person who provides such assistance or of the bankruptcy petition preparer

#### Citation:
  - *11 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

