I. Except as authorized under paragraph II, no consumer reporting agency may make any consumer report containing any of the following items of information:
- (a) Bankruptcies which, from date of adjudication of the most recent bankruptcy, antedate the report by more than 10 years.
- (b) Suits and judgments which, from date of entry, antedate the report by more than 7 years or until the governing statute of limitations has expired, whichever is the longer period.
- (c) Paid tax liens which, from date of payment, antedate the report by more than 7 years.
- (d) Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss which antedate the report by more than 7 years.
- (e) Records of arrest, indictment, or conviction of crime which, from date of disposition, release, or parole, antedate the report by more than 7 years.
- (f) Any other adverse item of information which antedates the report by more than 7 years.
II. The provisions of paragraph I are not applicable in the case of any consumer credit report to be used in connection with:
- (a) A credit transaction involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a principal amount of $50,000 or more;
- (b) The underwriting of life insurance involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a face amount of $50,000 or more; or
- (c) The employment of any individual at an annual salary which equals, or which may reasonably be expected to equal, $20,000 or more.
Source. 1971, 430:1. 2004, 85:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.