1. Obtaining information under false pretenses. A person who knowingly and intentionally obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses commits a Class D crime.

[PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class D crimeup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1310-B

  • Consumer: means an individual about whom a consumer report or an investigative consumer report has been prepared by a consumer reporting agency or an office of a consumer reporting agency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1308
  • Consumer reporting agency: means a person that, for monetary fees, dues or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports or investigative consumer reports to 3rd parties. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1308
2. Unauthorized provision of information. An officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and intentionally provides information concerning an individual from the agency’s files to a person not authorized to receive that information commits a Class D crime.

[PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2013, c. 228, §1 (NEW).