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31-3-143. Civil liability for negligent noncompliance

MT Code § 31-3-143 (2019) (N/A)
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31-3-143. Civil liability for negligent noncompliance. Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which is negligent in failing to comply with any requirement imposed under this part with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;

(2) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by the court.

History: En. 18-518 by Sec. 18, Ch. 547, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 18-518.

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