Written Confirmation of Change to Official Information; Exception for Technical Modification

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Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a security freeze is in place with respect to a consumer's consumer report, a consumer reporting agency may not change any of the following official information on the consumer's consumer report without sending written confirmation of the change to the consumer not later than thirty (30) days after the change is posted to the consumer's consumer report:

(1) Name.

(2) Date of birth.

(3) Social Security number.

(4) Address.

In the case of an address change, the written confirmation required under this section shall be sent to both the new address and the old address.

(b) Written confirmation is not required under this section for technical modifications of a consumer's official information, including changes involving:

(1) the use of name or street:

(A) abbreviations; or

(B) complete spellings; or

(2) transpositions of numbers or letters in a consumer's name or address.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.


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