Learn how a person can obtain or request an
investigative consumer report on you under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
rules.
Disclosure of investigative consumer reports: Section
1681d
- Disclosure of fact of
preparation
- Disclosure on request of nature
and scope of investigation
- Limitation on liability if in
compliance with procedures
- Prohibitions
Up (a) Disclosure of fact of preparation
A person may not procure or cause to be prepared an investigative
consumer report on any consumer unless -
(1) it is clearly and accurately disclosed to the consumer that
an investigative consumer report including information as to his character,
general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living, whichever are
applicable, may be made, and such disclosure
(A) is made in a writing mailed, or otherwise delivered, to
the consumer, not later than three days after the date on which the report was
first requested, and
(B) includes a statement informing the consumer of his right
to request the additional disclosures provided for under subsection (b) of this
section and the written summary of the rights of the consumer prepared pursuant
to section 1681g(c) of this title; and
(2) the person certifies or has certified to the consumer
reporting agency that -
(A) the person has made the disclosures to the consumer
required by paragraph (1); and
(B) the person will comply with subsection (b) of this
section.
Up (b) Disclosure on request of nature and scope of
investigation
Any person who procures or causes to be prepared an
investigative consumer report on any consumer shall, upon written request made
by the consumer within a reasonable period of time after the receipt by him of
the disclosure required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, make a complete
and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the investigation requested.
This disclosure shall be made in a writing mailed, or otherwise delivered, to
the consumer not later than five days after the date on which the request for
such disclosure was received from the consumer or such report was first
requested, whichever is the later.
Up (c) Limitation on liability upon showing of reasonable
procedures for compliance with provisions
No person may be held liable for any violation of subsection
(a) or (b) of this section if he shows by a preponderance of the evidence that
at the time of the violation he maintained reasonable procedures to assure
compliance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
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(d) Prohibitions
(1) Certification
A consumer reporting agency shall not prepare or furnish an
investigative consumer report unless the agency has received a certification
under subsection (a)(2) of this section from the person who requested the
report.
(2) Inquiries
A consumer reporting agency shall not make an inquiry for the
purpose of preparing an investigative consumer report on a consumer for
employment purposes if the making of the inquiry by an employer or prospective
employer of the consumer would violate any applicable Federal or State equal
employment opportunity law or regulation.
(3) Certain public record information
Except as otherwise provided in section 1681k of this
title, a consumer reporting agency shall not furnish an investigative consumer
report that includes information that is a matter of public record and that
relates to an arrest, indictment, conviction, civil judicial action, tax lien,
or outstanding judgment, unless the agency has verified the accuracy of the
information during the 30-day period ending on the date on which the report is
furnished.
(4) Certain adverse information
A consumer reporting agency shall not prepare or furnish an
investigative consumer report on a consumer that contains information that is
adverse to the interest of the consumer and that is obtained through a personal
interview with a neighbor, friend, or associate of the consumer or with another
person with whom the consumer is acquainted or who has knowledge of such item
of information, unless -
(A) the agency has followed reasonable procedures to obtain
confirmation of the information, from an additional source that has independent
and direct knowledge of the information; or
(B) the person interviewed is the best possible source of
the information
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