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.
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