1. "Consumer report" means any communication, written or oral, by a reporting agency regarding the payment history of a particular consumer, including information regarding his or her credit worthiness, credit standing or credit capacity, which is intended for present or future use in whole or in part to serve as a factor in determining the consumer’s eligibility for:
(a) Credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes;
(b) Purposes relating to employment; or
(c) Any other purpose authorized pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.
2. The term does not include:
(a) A report containing information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person making the report;
(b) An authorization or approval of a specific extension of credit directly or indirectly by the issuer of a credit card or similar device;
(c) A report in which a person who has been requested by a third party to make a specific extension of credit directly or indirectly to a consumer conveys his or her decision with respect to the request, if the third party advises the consumer of the name and address of the person to whom the request was made and the person makes the disclosures required pursuant to NRS 598C.170;
(d) A report solely conveying a decision whether to guarantee a check in response to a request by a third party; or
(e) A report created or issued by or to a person licensed pursuant to chapter 463 of NRS relating to any extension of credit by the licensee.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2460)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 598C - Consumer Reporting
NRS 598C.020 - "Adverse action" defined.
NRS 598C.030 - "Commissioner" defined.
NRS 598C.040 - "Consumer" defined.
NRS 598C.050 - "Consumer credit" defined.
NRS 598C.060 - "Consumer report" defined.
NRS 598C.070 - "File" defined.
NRS 598C.080 - "Medical information" defined.
NRS 598C.090 - "Person" defined.
NRS 598C.100 - "Reporting agency" defined.
NRS 598C.105 - "Security freeze" defined.
NRS 598C.110 - Duties of reporting agency.
NRS 598C.130 - Disclosures to consumer regarding consumer report.
NRS 598C.140 - Furnishing consumer report for determination of whether to extend credit.
NRS 598C.180 - Commissioner of Consumer Affairs to administer chapter; duties of Attorney General.
NRS 598C.320 - Fees; exception to payment of fees for certain consumers.
NRS 598C.350 - Temporary release of consumer report upon request of consumer.
NRS 598C.360 - Removal of security freeze upon request of consumer.
NRS 598C.370 - Removal of security freeze by reporting agency; notice to consumer.
NRS 598C.380 - Release of consumer report by reporting agency to authorized persons.
NRS 598C.390 - Companies not required to place security freeze in file of consumer.