50-716. 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 K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722, inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of
(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;
(b) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.
History: L. 1973, ch. 85, ยง 151; Jan. 1, 1974.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection
Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting
50-702 Definitions and rules of construction.
50-703 Permissible purposes of reports.
50-705 Disclosure of investigative consumer reports.
50-707 Disclosures to governmental agencies.
50-708 Disclosures to consumers.
50-709 Conditions of disclosure to consumers.
50-710 Procedure in case of disputed accuracy.
50-711 Charges for certain disclosures.
50-712 Public record information for employment purposes.
50-713 Restrictions on investigative consumer reports.
50-714 Requirements on users of consumer reports.
50-715 Civil liability for willful noncompliance.
50-716 Civil liability for negligent noncompliance.
50-717 Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions.
50-718 Obtaining information under false pretenses.
50-719 Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees.
50-721 Enforcement by consumer credit commissioner.
50-723 Security freeze on consumer report; requirements; procedure; damages.
50-724 Security freeze; exceptions.
50-725 Security freeze for protected consumers; requirements; procedure.