Senate Bill sb1812

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1812

    By Senator Siplin





    19-1306-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to consumer credit reports;

  3         requiring certain consumer reporting agencies

  4         to provide certain consumers with a complete

  5         consumer report at no charge to the consumer

  6         under certain circumstances; requiring report

  7         explanations under specified circumstances;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  In order to facilitate checking information

13  in a consumer credit report and disputing any inaccurate

14  information, as permitted by the federal Fair Credit Reporting

15  Act, each consumer credit reporting agency that compiles and

16  maintains files on consumers' credit on a nationwide basis

17  shall furnish one complete consumer credit report relating to

18  the consumer's credit at no charge to any consumer in this

19  state who requests a consumer credit report. The agency shall

20  furnish the credit report once each calendar year after the

21  consumer provides appropriate verification of his or her

22  identity. The agency shall provide explanations of the codes

23  contained in the report if the agency released the person's

24  credit information to any entity doing business in this state

25  within the previous calendar year.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1812
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 3    Requires certain consumer reporting agencies to provide
      certain consumers with a complete consumer report at no
 4    charge to the consumer under certain circumstances.
      Requires report explanations under specified
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