Michigan Laws 445.2533 – Removal of security freeze for protected consumer
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.2533
- Consumer: means an individual who resides in this state. See Michigan Laws 445.2512
- Consumer reporting agency: means any person that, for monetary fees or 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 credit reports to third parties and that uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing credit reports. See Michigan Laws 445.2512
- Protected consumer: means either of the following:
(i) An individual who is under 16 years of age at the time a request for the placement of a security freeze is made. See Michigan Laws 445.2512Representative: means an individual who provides to a consumer reporting agency sufficient proof of authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer. See Michigan Laws 445.2512 Security freeze: means a restriction placed on a consumer's credit report at the request of the consumer that prohibits a consumer reporting agency from releasing the consumer's credit report or any information derived from the consumer's credit report without the express authorization of or on behalf of the consumer. See Michigan Laws 445.2512 Sufficient proof of authority: means documentation that shows that a representative has authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(i) An order issued by a court of law. See Michigan Laws 445.2512Sufficient proof of identification: means information or documentation that identifies a consumer, a protected consumer, or a representative of a protected consumer, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(i) A social security number or a copy of a social security card issued by the social security administration. See Michigan Laws 445.2512
A consumer reporting agency shall remove a security freeze for a protected consumer placed under section 21 within 30 days after the protected consumer or the protected consumer’s representative does all of the following:
(a) Submits a request for the removal of the security freeze to the consumer reporting agency at the address or other point of contact and in the manner specified by the consumer reporting agency.
(b) Provides 1 of the following to the consumer reporting agency:
(i) If the request for removal is submitted by the protected consumer, all of the following:
(A) Proof that the sufficient proof of authority for the protected consumer’s representative to act on behalf of the protected consumer is no longer valid.
(B) Sufficient proof of identification of the protected consumer.
(ii) If the request for removal is submitted by the representative of a protected consumer, all of the following:
(A) Sufficient proof of identification of the protected consumer and the representative.
(B) Sufficient proof of authority to act on behalf of the protected consumer.