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50-715

Chapter 50.--UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Article 7.--FAIR CREDIT REPORTING

50-715. Civil liability for willful noncompliance.Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which willfullyfails to comply with any requirement imposed under K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722,inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liableto that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of

(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of thefailure;

(b) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow; and

(c) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability underthis section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney'sfees as determined by the court.

History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 150; Jan. 1, 1974.

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50-715

Chapter 50.--UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Article 7.--FAIR CREDIT REPORTING

50-715. Civil liability for willful noncompliance.Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which willfullyfails to comply with any requirement imposed under K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722,inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liableto that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of

(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of thefailure;

(b) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow; and

(c) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability underthis section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney'sfees as determined by the court.

History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 150; Jan. 1, 1974.

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50-715

Chapter 50.--UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Article 7.--FAIR CREDIT REPORTING

50-715. Civil liability for willful noncompliance.Any consumer reporting agency or user of information which willfullyfails to comply with any requirement imposed under K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-722,inclusive, and amendments thereto, with respect to any consumer is liableto that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of

(a) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of thefailure;

(b) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow; and

(c) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability underthis section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney'sfees as determined by the court.

History: L. 1973, ch. 85, § 150; Jan. 1, 1974.