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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6804

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senator Williams

Read first time 1/26/90 and referred to Committee on  Financial Institutions & Insurance.

AN ACT Relating to credit information; and adding a new section to chapter 19.134 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 19.134 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) A credit reporting agency shall not provide the names of entities that have requested credit information of a credit applicant without specific written authority to do so by the applicant.

          (2) A person shall not be denied credit because of the refusal to authorize the release of names of entities seeking credit information.