ยง 380-o. Obtaining or introducing information under false pretenses;
penalty. 1. Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information
concerning a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false
pretenses shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five thousand
dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
2. Any person who knowingly and willfully introduces, attempts to
introduce or causes to be introduced, false information into a consumer
reporting agency's files for the purpose of wrongfully damaging or
wrongfully enhancing the credit information of any individual shall,
upon conviction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
3. This section shall not apply to statements filed pursuant to
paragraph two of subdivision (c) of section three hundred eighty-f of
this chapter.
Structure New York Laws
Article 25 - Fair Credit Reporting Act
380-B - Permissible Dissemination of Reports.
380-C - Preparation And/or Procurement of Investigative Consumer Reports.
380-D - Disclosure to Consumers.
380-E - Methods and Conditions of Disclosure to Consumers.
380-F - Procedure for Resolving Disputes.
380-G - Public Record Information.
380-H - Restrictions on Investigative Consumer Reports.
380-I - Requirements on Users of Consumer Reports.
380-J - Prohibited Information.
380-K - Compliance Procedures.
380-L - Civil Liability for Willful Noncompliance.
380-M - Civil Liability for Negligent Noncompliance.
380-N - Jurisdiction of Courts; Limitation of Actions.
380-O - Obtaining or Introducing Information Under False Pretenses; Penalty.
380-P - Unauthorized Disclosures by Officers or Employees; Penalty.
380-Q - Disclosure of Medical Information.
380-R - Disclosures to Governmental Agencies.