{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-14-1727","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-14-1727","heading":"Placement of security freeze.","body":"(1) A consumer may elect to place a security freeze on the consumer's own credit report by making a request:\n(a) in writing by regular or certified mail to a consumer reporting agency at an address designated by the consumer reporting agency to receive the request; or\n(b) directly to the consumer reporting agency through a secure electronic connection specified by the consumer reporting agency.\n(2) A consumer, acting in the capacity of a parent or guardian in the case of a minor or of an incapacitated person as defined in 72-5-101 or a conservator in the case of a protected person as defined in 72-5-101, may request that a consumer reporting agency place a freeze on the credit report of the minor or incapacitated or protected person by making a request in writing to the consumer reporting agency at an address designated by the consumer reporting agency to receive the request.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION","Part 17. Impediment of Identity Theft"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0140/part_0170/section_0270/0300-0140-0170-0270.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:38Z","sha256":"a2605ba55e709d53218868ac32c4fcb7cf907c06ae8ab9015bf57a3f8a77cdb1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-14-1726","next":"us-mt/30-14-1728"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}