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KS Stat § 50-709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-709 Conditions of disclosure to consumers.

50-709. Conditions of disclosure to consumers. (a) A consumer reporting agency shall make the disclosures required under K.S.A. 50-708 during normal business hours and on reasonable notice.(b) The disclosures required under K.S.A. 50-708 shall be made to the consumer(1) in person if the consumer appears in person and furnishes proper identification; or(2) by telephone if the consumer has made a written request, with proper identification, for telephone disclosure and the toll charge, if any, for the telephone call is prepaid by or charged directly to the consumer.(c) Any consumer reporting agency shall provide trained personnel to explain to the consumer any information furnished to him or her pursuant to K.S.A. 50-708.(d) The consumer shall be permitted to be accompanied by one other person of his or her choosing, who shall furnish reasonable identification. A consumer reporting agency may require the consumer to furnish a written statement granting permission to the consumer reporting agency to discuss the consumer's file in such person's presence.(e) Except as provided in K.S.A. 50-715 and 50-716, no consumer may bring any action or proceeding in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence with respect to the reporting of information against any consumer reporting agency, any user of information, or any person who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency, based on information disclosed pursuant to K.S.A. 50-708, 50-709 or 50-714, except as to false information furnished with malice or willful intent to injure such consumer.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 144; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-710 Procedure in case of disputed accuracy.

50-710. Procedure in case of disputed accuracy. (a) If the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in his or her file is disputed by a consumer, and such dispute is directly conveyed to the consumer reporting agency by the consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall within a reasonable period of time reinvestigate and record the current status of that information unless it has reasonable grounds to believe that the dispute by the consumer is frivolous or irrelevant. If after such reinvestigation such information is found to be inaccurate or can no longer be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall promptly delete such information. The presence of contradictory information in the consumer's file does not in and of itself constitute reasonable grounds for believing the dispute is frivolous or irrelevant.(b) If the reinvestigation does not resolve the dispute, the consumer may file a brief statement setting forth the nature of the dispute. The consumer reporting agency may limit such statements to not more than one hundred words if it provides the consumer with assistance in writing a clear summary of the dispute.(c) Whenever a statement of dispute is filed, unless there is reasonable grounds to believe that it is frivolous or irrelevant, the consumer reporting agency shall, in any subsequent consumer report containing the information in question, clearly note that it is disputed by the consumer and provide either the consumer's statement or a clear and accurate codification or summary thereof.(d) Following any deletion of information which is found to be inaccurate or whose accuracy can no longer be verified or any notation as to disputed information, the consumer reporting agency shall, at the request of the consumer, furnish notification that the item has been deleted or the statement, codification or summary pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section to any person specifically designated by the consumer who has within two years prior thereto received a consumer report for employment purposes, or within six months prior thereto received a consumer report for any other purpose, which contained the deleted or disputed information. The consumer reporting agency shall clearly and conspicuously disclose to the consumer his or her rights to make such a request. Such disclosure shall be made at or prior to the time the information is deleted or the consumer's statement regarding the disputed information is received.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 145; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-711 Charges for certain disclosures.

50-711. Charges for certain disclosures. A consumer reporting agency shall make all disclosures pursuant to K.S.A. 50-708 and furnish all consumer reports pursuant to K.S.A. 50-710(d) without charge to the consumer if, within thirty (30) days after receipt by such consumer of a notification pursuant to K.S.A. 50-714 or notification from a debt collection agency affiliated with such consumer reporting agency stating that the consumer's credit rating may be or has been adversely affected, the consumer makes a request under K.S.A. 50-708 or 50-710(d). Otherwise, the consumer reporting agency may impose a reasonable charge on the consumer for making disclosure to such consumer pursuant to K.S.A. 50-708, the charge for which shall be indicated to the consumer prior to making disclosure; and for furnishing notifications, statements, summaries, or codifications to persons designated by the consumer pursuant to K.S.A. 50-710(d), the charge for which shall be indicated to the consumer prior to furnishing such information and shall not exceed the charge that the consumer reporting agency would impose on each designated recipient for a consumer report except that no charge may be made for notifying such persons of the deletion of information which is found to be inaccurate or which can no longer be verified.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 146; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-712 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-712 Public record information for employment purposes.

50-712. Public record information for employment purposes. A consumer reporting agency which furnishes a consumer report for employment purposes and which for that purpose compiles and reports items of information on consumers which are matters of public record and are likely to have an adverse effect upon a consumer's ability to obtain employment shall(a) at the time such public record information is reported to the user of such consumer report, notify the consumer of the fact that public record information is being reported by the consumer reporting agency, together with the name and address of the person to whom such information is being reported; or(b) maintain strict procedures designed to insure that whenever public record information which is likely to have an adverse effect on a consumer's ability to obtain employment is reported it is complete and up to date. For purposes of this paragraph, items of public record relating to arrests, indictments, convictions, suits, tax liens, and outstanding judgments shall be considered up to date if the current public record status of the item at the time of the report is reported.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 147; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-713 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-713 Restrictions on investigative consumer reports.

50-713. Restrictions on investigative consumer reports. Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares an investigative consumer report, no adverse information in the consumer report (other than information which is a matter of public record) may be included in a subsequent consumer report unless such adverse information has been verified in the process of making such subsequent consumer report, or the adverse information was received within the three-month period preceding the date the subsequent report is furnished.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 148; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-714 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-714 Requirements on users of consumer reports.

50-714. Requirements on users of consumer reports. (a) Whenever credit or insurance for personal, family or household purposes, or employment involving a consumer is denied or the charge for such credit or insurance is increased either wholly or partly because of information contained in a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency, the user of the consumer report shall so advise the consumer against whom such adverse action has been taken and supply the name and address of the consumer reporting agency making the report.(b) Whenever credit for personal, family, or household purposes involving a consumer is denied or the charge for such credit is increased either wholly or partly because of information obtained from a person other than a consumer reporting agency bearing upon the consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living, the user of such information shall, within a reasonable period of time, upon the consumer's written request for the reasons for such adverse action received within sixty (60) days after learning of such adverse action, disclose the nature of the information to the consumer. The user of such information shall clearly and accurately disclose to the consumer the right to make such written request at the time such adverse action is communicated to the consumer.(c) No person shall be held liable for any violation of this section if the person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the alleged violation he or she maintained reasonable procedures to assure compliance with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b).History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 149; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-715 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-715 Civil liability for willful noncompliance.

50-715. Civil liability for willful noncompliance. Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722, inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;(b) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow; and(c) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 150; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-716 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-716 Civil liability for negligent noncompliance.

50-716. Civil liability for negligent noncompliance. Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which is negligent in failing to comply with any requirement imposed under K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722, inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;(b) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 151; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-717 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-717 Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions.

50-717. Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions. An action to enforce any liability created under the provisions of K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722, inclusive, and amendments thereto, may be brought in the district court of the county in which the controversy arose, within two years from the date on which the liability arises, except that where a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under the provisions of such sections of this act to be disclosed to an individual and the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of the defendant's liability to that individual under such provisions of this act, the action may be brought at any time within two years after discovery by the individual of the misrepresentation.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 152; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-718 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-718 Obtaining information under false pretenses.

50-718. Obtaining information under false pretenses. Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses is guilty of a severity level 7, person felony and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 153; L. 2000, ch. 181, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-719 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-719 Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees.

50-719. Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees. Any officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and willfully provides information concerning an individual from the agency's files to a person not authorized to receive that information is guilty of a severity level 7, person felony and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 154; L. 2000, ch. 181, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-720 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-720 Penalties.

50-720. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-719, inclusive, and amendments thereto, for which penalties are not otherwise hereinbefore provided shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 155; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-721 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-721 Enforcement by consumer credit commissioner.

50-721. Enforcement by consumer credit commissioner. The consumer credit commissioner is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-720, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and for such purpose is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of such sections of this act.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 156; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 50-722 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-722 Citation of act.

50-722. Citation of act. K.S.A. 50-701 through 50-725, and amendments thereto, may be cited as the fair credit reporting act.History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 157; L. 2018, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-724 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7 - Fair Credit Reporting|50-724 Security freeze; exceptions.

50-724. Security freeze; exceptions. (a) Nothing in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 50-723, and amendments thereto, shall be construed to require the following to place a security freeze on a consumer report:(1) A check services or fraud prevention services company, which issues reports on incidents of fraud or authorizations for the purpose of approving or processing negotiable instruments, electronic funds transfers, or similar methods of payments;(2) a deposit account information service company which issues to inquiring banks or other financial institutions, for use only in reviewing a consumer request for a deposit account at the inquiring bank or financial institution, reports regarding account closures due to fraud, substantial overdrafts, ATM abuse or similar negative information regarding a consumer;(3) a consumer reporting agency that acts as a reseller of credit information that assembles or merges information contained in the database of another consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting agencies and does not maintain a permanent database of credit information from which new consumer reports are produced;(4) any database or file which consists solely of any information adverse to the interests of the consumer, including, but not limited to, criminal record information, which is used for fraud prevention or detection, tenant screening, employment screening or any purpose permitted by the federal fair credit reporting act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681b;(5) a person to the extent such person offers fraud prevention services that issues reports on incidents of fraud or reports used primarily in the detection or prevention of fraud; or(6) any bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union or any other financial institution regulated by the state of Kansas or any agency of the United States.(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the fair credit reporting act.(c) This section shall take effect and be in force on and after January 1, 2007.History: L. 2006, ch. 149, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-7a04 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 7a - Protection Of Consumer Information|50-7a04 Severability clause.

50-7a04. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 2006, ch. 149, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions|50-802 Boat manufacture by direct molding processes; prohibition; injunction; actual damages, attorney fees and costs.

50-802. Boat manufacture by direct molding processes; prohibition; injunction; actual damages, attorney fees and costs. (a) No person shall:(1) Manufacture for sale any boat produced by use of a direct molding process, unless the person has first obtained the permission of the manufacturer of the original boat used as the pattern for the mold;(2) knowingly sell any boat manufactured in violation of subsection (a)(1); or(3) purchase any boat with intent to manufacture a reproduction of that boat in violation of subsection (a)(1).(b) A person injured by a violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, actual damages caused by the violation, reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action.(c) As used in this section, "direct molding process" means any manufacturing process in which an original boat is used as a pattern for making a mold for use in manufacturing reproductions of that boat.(d) This section shall not apply to any boat which is manufactured using a mold made before July 1, 1984.History: L. 1984, ch. 378, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 9 - Food Advertising And Sales Practices|50-901 Definitions.

50-901. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Buyer" means both actual and prospective purchasers but does not include persons purchasing for resale.(b) "Carcass" means any carcass of cattle, sheep, swine, domestic rabbits or goats.(c) "Food plan" means any plan offering meat, poultry or seafood for sale or the offering of such product in combination with each other or with any other food or non-food product or service for a single price.(d) "Misrepresent" means use any untrue, misleading or deceptive oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration or sample.(e) "Person" means individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other entity.(f) "Represent" means use any form of oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration or sample.(g) "Seller" means any person, individual or business entity, corporation, league, franchise, franchisee, franchisor or any authorized representative or agent thereof who offers meat, poultry, seafood, or combinations of such items, for retail purchase to the public.History: L. 1984, ch. 218, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 9 - Food Advertising And Sales Practices|50-902 Inaccurate or deceptive advertising prohibited.

50-902. Inaccurate or deceptive advertising prohibited. No person shall advertise for sale, solicit, offer to sell or sell foods by newspapers, handbills, placards, radio, television or other medium unless the advertising is truthful and accurate. Such advertising shall not be misleading or deceiving in respect to grade, quality, quantity or price per pound or piece or in any other manner.History: L. 1984, ch. 218, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 9 - Food Advertising And Sales Practices|50-904 Penalties; consumer protection act proceedings; agent liability.

50-904. Penalties; consumer protection act proceedings; agent liability. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a class C misdemeanor for the first conviction, a class B misdemeanor for the second conviction and a class A misdemeanor for a third or subsequent conviction.(b) In addition to or instead of the criminal penalties provided by subsection (a), a person who violates any provision of this act shall be subject to proceedings under the Kansas consumer protection act.(c) An individual who violates any provision of this act while acting in the name of or on behalf of any person is liable to the same extent as if the individual were acting in the individual's own name or own behalf.History: L. 1984, ch. 218, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 9 - Food Advertising And Sales Practices|50-905 Inspection of places of business; access; reports of violations.

50-905. Inspection of places of business; access; reports of violations. (a) The secretary of agriculture shall provide, in conjunction with and in addition to the inspection program established under K.S.A. 65-6a30 and amendments thereto, for inspection of places of business of sellers who are subject to this act.(b) Personnel of the Kansas department of agriculture designated by the secretary of agriculture shall have access to those places of business during regular business hours for the purpose of inspecting carcasses or parts of carcasses sold by the seller and observing the sales practices of the seller to determine whether there is compliance with the provisions of this act.(c) The secretary of agriculture, or personnel designated by the secretary, shall report any suspected violations of this act to the county or district attorney of the county where the alleged violation occurred and to the attorney general.History: L. 1984, ch. 218, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 87; July 1.
KS Stat § 50-906 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 50 - Unfair Trade And Consumer Protection|Article 9 - Food Advertising And Sales Practices|50-906 Remedies supplemental.

50-906. Remedies supplemental. The remedies provided in this act are in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedies provided by law.History: L. 1984, ch. 218, § 6; July 1.