Sec. 10. This chapter does not apply to the use of a protected consumer‘s consumer report or record by:

(1) a person administering a credit file monitoring subscription service to which:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-10

  • consumer: means an individual whose principal residence is in Indiana. See Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-1
  • consumer report: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-24-2. See Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-2
  • consumer reporting agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-24-3. See Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-3
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • protected consumer: means an individual who is:

    Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-4

  • record: means a compilation of information that:

    Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-5

  • representative: means a person who provides to a consumer reporting agency sufficient proof of authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer. See Indiana Code 24-5-24.5-6
(A) the protected consumer has subscribed; or

(B) the representative of the protected consumer has subscribed on behalf of the protected consumer;

(2) a person providing the protected consumer or the protected consumer’s representative with a copy of the protected consumer’s consumer report on request of the protected consumer or the protected consumer’s representative;

(3) a check services or fraud prevention services company that issues:

(A) reports on incidents of fraud; or

(B) authorizations for the purpose of approving, or processing negotiable instruments, electronic funds transfers, or similar payment methods;

(4) a deposit account information service company that issues reports regarding account closures due to fraud, substantial overdrafts, automated teller machine abuse, or similar negative information regarding a consumer to inquiring banks or other financial institutions for use only in reviewing a consumer request for a deposit account at the inquiring bank or financial institution;

(5) an insurance company for the purpose of conducting its ordinary business;

(6) a consumer reporting agency that:

(A) acts only to resell credit information by assembling and merging information contained in a data base of another consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting agencies; and

(B) does not maintain a permanent data base of credit information from which new credit reports are produced; or

(7) a consumer reporting agency’s database or file that consists of the following information concerning, and used for, one (1) or more of the following, but not for credit granting purposes:

(A) Criminal record information.

(B) Fraud protection or detection.

(C) Personal loss history information.

(D) Employment, tenant, or individual background screening.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.