NRS598C.360. Removal of security freeze upon request of consumer.

      1.  To authorize the removal of a security freeze that has been placed in the file of a consumer, the consumer must contact the reporting agency and request that the security freeze be removed. At the time of the request, the consumer must provide to the reporting agency:

      (a) Sufficient identification to establish the identity of the consumer; and

      (b) The personal identification number or password provided by the reporting agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 598C.300.

      2.  A reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 3 business days after receiving the request:

      (a) Remove the security freeze from the file of the consumer; and

      (b) Send written notice to the consumer that the security freeze has been removed from the file of the consumer.

      3.  A reporting agency shall develop procedures for a consumer to contact the reporting agency to authorize the removal of a security freeze pursuant to subsection 1. These procedures may include, without limitation, the use of a telephone, a facsimile machine, the Internet or other electronic media by a consumer to authorize the removal of a security freeze in an expedited manner.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1522)