31-3-101. Purpose. It is the purpose of this part to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information in accordance with the requirements of this part. A further purpose of this part is to guard an individual's right to privacy guaranteed in Article II, section 10, of the Montana constitution.
History: En. 18-501 by Sec. 1, Ch. 547, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 18-501.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 31. Credit Transactions and Relationships
Chapter 3. Related Credit Practices
Part 1. Consumer Reporting Agencies
31-3-102. Definitions and rules of construction
31-3-103. Credit rating -- property right
31-3-104. through 31-3-110 reserved
31-3-111. Permissible purposes of reports
31-3-112. Obsolete information
31-3-113. Disclosure of investigative consumer reports
31-3-114. Compliance procedures
31-3-116. through 31-3-120 reserved
31-3-121. Disclosures to governmental agencies
31-3-122. Disclosures to consumers
31-3-123. Conditions of disclosure to consumer
31-3-124. Procedure in case of disputed accuracy
31-3-125. Fees for disclosures to consumers
31-3-126. Public record information for employment purposes
31-3-128. through 31-3-130 reserved
31-3-131. Requirements on users of consumer reports
31-3-132. Block of information on credit report
31-3-133. through 31-3-140 reserved
31-3-141. Actions available to consumer
31-3-142. Civil liability for willful noncompliance
31-3-143. Civil liability for negligent noncompliance
31-3-144. through 31-3-150 reserved