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15 U.S.C. 1681n: Civil liability for willful noncompliance

Created in 1970 by Public Law 90-321. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–241 added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–208, §2412(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and in introductory provisions substituted "Any person who" for "Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–208, §2412(b), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure;". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–208, §2412(c), added subsec. (b). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–208, §2412(e)(1), added subsec. (c). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.