§ 5-18-106 — Disclosures to consumers

Colorado § 5-18-106

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 05: Consumer
• Art.: Colorado Consumer Credit Reporting Act

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(1) A consumer reporting agency shall,
upon written or verbal request and proper identification of any consumer, clearly,
accurately, and in a manner that is understandable to the consumer, disclose to the
consumer, in writing, all information in its files at the time of the request pertaining
to the consumer, including but not limited to:

(a) The names of all persons requesting credit information pertaining to the
consumer during the prior twelve-month period and the date of each request;

(b) A set of instructions, presented in a manner that is understandable to the
consumer, describing how information is presented on its written disclosure of the
file; and

(c) A toll-free number for use in resolving the dispute if the consumer
submitted a written dispute to the consumer reporting agency, which operates on a
nationwide basis.

(2) (a) A consumer reporting agency shall notify a consumer, by letter sent
by first-class mail, that the consumer reporting agency will provide the consumer
with a disclosure copy of his or her consumer file at no charge and a toll-free
telephone number to call to provide the consumer reporting agency with the
information necessary to request a copy, when one of the following events occurs
within a twelve-month period:

(I) The consumer reporting agency has received eight credit inquiries
pertaining to the consumer; or

(II) The consumer reporting agency has received a report that would add
negative information to a consumer's file.

(b) A consumer reporting agency need only send one letter to a consumer
per twelve-month period pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section even if more
than one event occurs in that period.

(c) Any letter mailed to a consumer pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this
section shall not contain any identifying information particular to that consumer
including, but not limited to, social security number, place of employment, date of
birth, or mother's maiden name.

(d) Any letter mailed to a consumer pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this
section may be a form letter; except that each letter shall advise the consumer of
the number and type of events that occurred relating to the consumer that initiated
the letter. The letter shall also include a notice or separate form the consumer may
complete and return to the consumer reporting agency to request a free copy of
the consumer's credit report.

(e) Each consumer reporting agency shall, upon request of a consumer,
provide the consumer with one disclosure copy of his or her file per year at no
charge whether or not the consumer has made the request in response to the
notification required in subsection (2)(a) of this section. If the consumer requests
more than one disclosure copy of his or her file per year pursuant to this subsection
(2)(e), the consumer reporting agency may charge the consumer up to eight dollars
for each additional disclosure copy.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1117, � 3, effective August 9.