31-3-115. Adverse information. (1) Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares an investigative consumer report, adverse information in the consumer report, other than information that is a matter of public record, may not be included in a subsequent consumer report unless the adverse information has been verified in the process of making the subsequent consumer report.
(2) A consumer reporting agency shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from an alleged identity theft, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1681c-2.
History: En. 18-508 by Sec. 8, Ch. 547, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 18-508; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 518, L. 2005.
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