California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 1.6 — Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Chapter 3 — Requirements on Users of Consumer Credit Reports, Section 1785.21
(a) A user in its discretion may notify the consumer that upon request the user may contact the consumer reporting agency and request that the consumer reporting agency investigate the current status of an item or items of information contained in the consumer report if the consumer disputes the completeness or accuracy of an item or items of information as provided to the user.
(b) The consumer credit reporting agency may require identification from the user to insure the validity of the request and, in that regard, may require that the request be put in writing with proper identification.
(c) In the event that any such request is made and identification given in the form or manner demanded by the consumer credit reporting agency, such agency shall review the file of the consumer and report the current status of the disputed information to the user and the consumer by the most expeditious means possible.
(d) No user who furnishes information pursuant to this section shall be liable to any person for furnishing such information.
Notes
Allows a user to tell a consumer that, on request, it may ask the reporting agency to investigate disputed report information. The agency may require identification and a written request, but after a valid request it must review the file and report the status expeditiously to the user and consumer; the furnishing user is not liable for providing the information.
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