Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.2541

  • Consumer: means an individual who resides in this state. 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 445.2512
  • 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
  •   A consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee for the placement, temporary lifting, or removal of a security freeze for a consumer under article 2 or for a protected consumer under article 3.