Senate Amendment 5041


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     1  1    Amend Senate File 2277 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 12 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <   .  "Normal business hours" means Sunday through
     1  5 Saturday, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:30
     1  6 p.m., central standard time or central daylight saving
     1  7 time.>
     1  8 #2.  Page 1, line 35, by inserting before the words
     1  9 <A consumer> the following:  <1.>
     1 10 #3.  Page 2, line 8, by striking the words <the
     1 11 request> and inserting the following:  <the consumer's
     1 12 written request, or within fifteen minutes after the
     1 13 consumer's request is received by the consumer
     1 14 reporting agency through facsimile, the internet, or
     1 15 other electronic contact method chosen by the consumer
     1 16 reporting agency, or the use of a telephone, during
     1 17 normal business hours>.
     1 18 #4.  Page 2, line 10, by striking the figure <1.>
     1 19 and inserting the following:  <a.>
     1 20 #5.  Page 2, line 11, by striking the figure <2.>
     1 21 and inserting the following:  <b.>
     1 22 #6.  Page 2, line 13, by striking the figure <3.>
     1 23 and inserting the following:  <c.>
     1 24 #7.  Page 2, line 15, by striking the figure <4.>
     1 25 and inserting the following:  <d.>
     1 26 #8.  Page 2, by inserting after line 15 the
     1 27 following:
     1 28    <2.  A consumer reporting agency need not remove a
     1 29 security freeze within the timeframes provided in
     1 30 subsection 1 if the consumer fails to meet the
     1 31 requirements of subsection 1, or the ability of the
     1 32 consumer reporting agency to remove the security
     1 33 freeze within fifteen minutes is prevented by one of
     1 34 the following:
     1 35    a.  An act of God, including a fire, earthquake,
     1 36 hurricane, storm, or similar natural disaster or
     1 37 phenomenon.
     1 38    b.  Unauthorized or illegal acts by a third party,
     1 39 including terrorism, sabotage, riot, vandalism, labor
     1 40 strikes or disputes disrupting operations, or similar
     1 41 occurrences.
     1 42    c.  Operational interruption, including electrical
     1 43 failure, unanticipated delay in equipment or
     1 44 replacement part delivery, computer hardware or
     1 45 software failures inhibiting response time, or similar
     1 46 disruption.
     1 47    d.  Governmental action, including emergency orders
     1 48 or regulations, judicial law enforcement action, or
     1 49 similar directives.
     1 50    e.  Regularly scheduled maintenance, during other
     2  1 than normal business hours, of the consumer reporting
     2  2 agency's systems, or updates to the consumer reporting
     2  3 agency's systems.
     2  4    f.  Commercially reasonable maintenance of, or
     2  5 repair to, the consumer reporting agency's systems
     2  6 that is unexpected or unscheduled.
     2  7    g.  Receipt of a removal request outside of normal
     2  8 business hours.>
     2  9
     2 10
     2 11                               
     2 12 STEVE WARNSTADT
     2 13 SF 2277.301 82
     2 14 rn/rj/20424

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