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Current as of May 06, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
If a consumer reporting agency violates the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act, the affected consumer or the attorney general may bring a civil action against the consumer reporting agency for:
A. injunctive relief to prevent further violation of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act;
B. any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act;
C. a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation of the security freeze or each violation of the provisions of Subsection D of Section 3 of this 2010 act; and
D. costs of the action and reasonable attorney fees.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 56. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 56-3A-5. Violations; civil liability - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-56-commercial-instruments-and-transactions/nm-st-sect-56-3a-5/
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