{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-14-1730","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-14-1730","heading":"Consumer reporting agency security freeze removal procedures -- notification.","body":"(1) A consumer reporting agency shall remove or temporarily lift a security freeze placed on a credit report:\n(a) upon the consumer's request pursuant to 30-14-1729 or 30-14-1732; or\n(b) if the consumer reporting agency determines that the consumer made a material misrepresentation of fact when requesting the security freeze.\n(2) When a consumer reporting agency removes a security freeze as provided in subsection (1)(b), the consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer in writing at least 5 business days prior to removing the security freeze on the credit report.","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_0300/0300-0140-0170-0300.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:38Z","sha256":"1a4b8013c7e494dcb19410277bc6606cdb88dd5cc1bdaa5de3d97644accc83a5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-14-1729--2","next":"us-mt/30-14-1731"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}