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SECTION 620—Unauthorized Disclosures by Officers or Employees

Any officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and willfully provides information concerning an individual from the agency’s files to a person not authorized to receive that information shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
[15 USC 1681r. As amended by act of Sept. 30, 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-450).]
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