1. To authorize the temporary release of a consumer report after a security freeze has been placed in the file of the consumer, the consumer must contact the reporting agency and request that his or her consumer report be temporarily released to a specific person or for a specific period. At the time of the request, the consumer must provide to the reporting agency:
(a) Sufficient identification to establish the identity of the consumer;
(b) The personal identification number or password provided by the reporting agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 598C.300; and
(c) Information regarding the specific person or the specific period for which the consumer report must be temporarily released.
2. A reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 3 business days after receiving the request, temporarily release the consumer report to the specific person or for the specific period requested by the consumer.
3. A reporting agency shall develop procedures for a consumer to contact the reporting agency to authorize the temporary release of his or her consumer report pursuant to subsection 1. These procedures may include, without limitation, the use of the telephone, facsimile machine, the Internet or other electronic media by a consumer to authorize the temporary release of his or her consumer report in an expedited manner.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1522)
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.