Sec. 10. The placement of a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report does not prohibit a consumer reporting agency from providing the consumer's consumer report to the following persons without the authorization of the consumer:
(1) A person, including a subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, an assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person, or a prospective assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person in connection with the proposed purchase of the financial obligation, to whom the consumer owes a financial obligation in connection with any of the following:
(A) An account, including a demand deposit account, that the consumer has with the person, for the purpose of:
(i) reviewing the account, including activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements; or
(ii) collecting the obligation owed in connection with the account.
(B) A contract, for the purpose of collecting the obligation owed in connection with the contract.
(C) A negotiable instrument that the consumer has issued to the person, for the purpose of collecting the obligation owed in connection with the negotiable instrument.
(2) A person, including a subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, or an assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person, to whom the consumer has authorized the release of the consumer's consumer report under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter, for the purpose of facilitating the extension of credit or for any permissible purpose under subdivision (1).
(3) A law enforcement agency.
(4) Any person for the purpose of prescreening, as provided in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
(5) Any person administering a credit monitoring subscription service to which the consumer has subscribed.
(6) The consumer, upon the consumer's request, or any other person for the purpose of providing the consumer with a copy of the consumer's consumer report, upon the consumer's request.
(7) Any of the following that provides services to a consumer:
(A) An insurer licensed under IC 27.
(B) An insurance producer licensed under IC 27.
(C) An agent, a vendor, or an employee of:
(i) an insurer licensed under IC 27; or
(ii) an insurance producer licensed under IC 27;
while acting on behalf of the insurer or the insurance producer.
As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.