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24-5-24-8. Application treated as incomplete by third party; notification of security freeze

IN Code § 24-5-24-8 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 8. (a) A third party that requests a consumer's consumer report in connection with an application by the consumer for credit shall treat the application for credit as incomplete if:

(1) a security freeze has been placed on the consumer's consumer report;

(2) the consumer has not authorized the release of the consumer's consumer report under section 7 of this chapter; and

(3) the consumer reporting agency refuses to release the consumer report to the third party based on subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) A consumer reporting agency that refuses under subsection (a)(3) to release a consumer report shall notify the third party requesting the consumer report of the existence of a security freeze as the basis for the refusal to release the consumer report to the third party.

(c) A consumer reporting agency shall not:

(1) state; or

(2) otherwise imply;

to a third party that the consumer's security freeze under this chapter reflects a negative credit score, history, report, or rating.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.

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