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(4) Intends to use the information in connection with
a determination of the consumer's eligibility for a
license or other benefit granted by a governmental
instrumentality required by law to consider an
applicant's financial responsibility or status; or

 
(5) Intends to use the information, as a potential
investor or service or as a current insurer, in
connection with a valuation of or an assessment of
the credit or prepayment risks associated with an
existing credit obligation; or

 
(6) Otherwise has a legitimate business need for the
information:

 
(a) In connection with a business transaction
that is initiated by the consumer; or

 
(b) To review an account to determine whether
the consumer continues to meet the terms of the
account; or

 
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §1313-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 155, Pt.
B, §6 and affected by §13, is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §1313-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 371, §11,
is repealed.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill prohibits consumer reporting agencies from
releasing information about a consumer in connection with any
credit or insurance transaction without the consent of the
consumer.


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