Massachusetts Statutes
§ 51B — Consumer report; consent of consumer required for user to obtain, use or seek report; disclosure of reason for accessing report
Massachusetts·Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT·Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE·Ch. 93 REGULATION OF TRADE AND CERTAIN ENTERPRISES
Section 51B. This section shall not apply to users who acquire from consumer reporting agencies a consumer report pursuant to section 51 and 15 U.S.C. section 1681b.A user shall not obtain, use or seek the consumer report of a consumer unless the user:
(i)obtains the prior written, verbal or electronic consent of the consumer, as is appropriate for the manner in which the transaction or extension of credit was negotiated or entered into; and (ii) discloses, prior to obtaining the consumer's consent, the user's reason for accessing the consumer report to the consumer.Nothing shall prohibit a user who has already secured the consent of the consumer, or an investor or potential investor of an existing credit obligation, from obtaining a consumer report in connection with:
(i)the same transa
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