50-721 Enforcement by consumer credit commissioner.
50-721. Enforcement by consumer credit commissioner. The consumer credit commissioner is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-720, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and for such purpose is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of such sections […]
50-722 Citation of act.
50-722. Citation of act. K.S.A. 50-701 through 50-725, and amendments thereto, may be cited as the fair credit reporting act. History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 157; L. 2018, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
50-723 Security freeze on consumer report; requirements; procedure; damages.
50-723. Security freeze on consumer report; requirements; procedure; damages. (a) A consumer may elect to place a security freeze on the consumer’s consumer report by written request, sent by certified mail or regular mail, through a secure website if made available by a consumer reporting agency, or by telephone, if the consumer reporting agency does […]
50-724 Security freeze; exceptions.
50-724. Security freeze; exceptions. (a) Nothing in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 50-723, and amendments thereto, shall be construed to require the following to place a security freeze on a consumer report: (1) A check services or fraud prevention services company, which issues reports on incidents of fraud or authorizations for the purpose of approving or processing […]
50-725 Security freeze for protected consumers; requirements; procedure.
50-725. Security freeze for protected consumers; requirements; procedure. (a) A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze for a protected consumer if the consumer reporting agency receives a request from the protected consumer’s representative for the placement of the security freeze and the protected consumer’s representative: (1) Submits the request to the consumer reporting […]
50-702 Definitions and rules of construction.
50-702. Definitions and rules of construction. The following words and phrases when used in the fair credit reporting act shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (a) The term “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or other entity. (b) The term “consumer” […]
50-718 Obtaining information under false pretenses.
50-718. Obtaining information under false pretenses. Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses is guilty of a severity level 7, person felony and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law. History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 153; L. 2000, […]
50-703 Permissible purposes of reports.
50-703. Permissible purposes of reports. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other: (a) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order; (b) in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates; and (c) to a […]
50-719 Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees.
50-719. Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees. Any officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and willfully provides information concerning an individual from the agency’s files to a person not authorized to receive that information is guilty of a severity level 7, person felony and upon conviction shall be punished in the […]
50-704 Obsolete information.
50-704. Obsolete information. (a) Except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section, no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information: (1) Bankruptcies which, from date of adjudication of the most recent bankruptcy, antedate the report by more than fourteen (14) years; (2) suits and judgments […]