California Civil Code

§ 1786.10

CIV § 1786.10 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 3 · Title 1.6A · Part 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Every investigative consumer reporting agency shall, upon request and proper identification of any consumer, allow the consumer to visually inspect all files maintained regarding the consumer at the time of the request.

(b)(1) All items of information shall be available for inspection, except that the sources of information, other than public records and records from databases available for sale, acquired solely for use in preparing an investigative consumer report and actually used for no other purpose need not be disclosed. However, if an action is brought under this title, those sources shall be available to the consumer under appropriate discovery procedures in the court in which the action is brought.

(2)This title shall not be interpreted to mean that investigative consumer reporting agencies are required to divulge to consumers the sources of investigative consumer reports, except in appropriate discovery procedures as outlined in this title.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2007.