§ 37-20-120 — Verification of addresses.

South Carolina § 37-20-120

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 37: CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE
• Ch. 20: CONSUMER IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION

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(A) A consumer credit-reporting agency must give notice to each creditor who uses a consumer report if the agency becomes aware that an application to a card issuer to open a new seller or lender credit card account bears an address for the consumer that is different from the address in its file of the consumer. (B) A seller or lender credit card issuer that mails an offer or solicitation to receive a credit card and, in response, receives a completed application for a seller or lender credit card listing an address that is substantially different from the address on the offer or solicitation shall verify the change of address by contacting the person to whom the solicitation or offer was mailed, or by using other reasonable means of verifying the account holder's identity. (C) When a seller or lender credit card issuer receives a written or oral request for a change of the cardholder's billing address and within a period not to exceed thirty days after the requested address change receives a written or oral request for an additional credit card, the credit card issuer may not mail the requested additional credit card to the new address or activate the requested additional credit card unless the issuer has verified the change of address. (D) This section does not apply to a person that sends or receives address discrepancy notices in compliance with 15 U.S.C. 1681c(h) or regulations promulgated pursuant to it.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 190, SECTION 2, eff December 31, 2008.