§ 380-p. Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees; penalty. Any officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and willfully provides information concerning an individual from the agency's files to a person not authorized to receive that information shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 380-P

  • consumer: means an individual. See N.Y. General Business Law 380-A
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, co-operative, association, government or governmental subdivision, agency or other entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 380-A