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Civ. Code, § 1785.16.1 · Chapter 2. Obligations of Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies

Civ. Code, § 1785.16.1

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A consumer credit reporting agency shall delete from a consumer credit report inquiries for credit reports based upon credit requests that the consumer credit reporting agency verifies were initiated as the result of identity theft, as defined in Section 1798.92.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 354, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1785.16.1.
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