<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 54-16-2 - Security freeze for protected consumer upon request to consumer reporting agency by protected consumer's representative. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072485Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072485SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072485CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072485Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072485DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072485Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2072485Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072485000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072485SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072485SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=54-16-2"><span class="s2072485SENU">54-16-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072485SENU">. </span><span class="s2072485CL">Security freeze for protected consumer upon request to consumer reporting agency by protected consumer's representative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000000"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze for a protected consumer if the agency receives a request from the protected consumer's representative for the placement of the security freeze under this section and the protected consumer's representative:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000001"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Submits the request to the agency in the manner specified by the agency;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000001"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Provides to the agency sufficient proof of identification of the protected consumer and the representative;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000001"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Provides to the agency sufficient proof of authority to act on behalf of the protected consumer; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Pays to the agency a fee as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=54-16-9"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">54-16-9</span></a><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal-000002"><span class="s2072485DefaultParagraphFont">If a consumer reporting agency does not have a file pertaining to a protected consumer when the consumer reporting agency receives a request under this section, the consumer reporting agency shall create a record for the protected consumer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072485000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072485Normal"><span class="s2072485SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072485SCL-000004"> SL 2016, ch 230, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>