Sec. 8. (a) A third party that requests a consumer's consumer report in connection with an application by the consumer for credit shall treat the application for credit as incomplete if:
(1) a security freeze has been placed on the consumer's consumer report;
(2) the consumer has not authorized the release of the consumer's consumer report under section 7 of this chapter; and
(3) the consumer reporting agency refuses to release the consumer report to the third party based on subdivisions (1) and (2).
(b) A consumer reporting agency that refuses under subsection (a)(3) to release a consumer report shall notify the third party requesting the consumer report of the existence of a security freeze as the basis for the refusal to release the consumer report to the third party.
(c) A consumer reporting agency shall not:
(1) state; or
(2) otherwise imply;
to a third party that the consumer's security freeze under this chapter reflects a negative credit score, history, report, or rating.
As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
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