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APPLICANT DISCLOSURE AND

AUTHORIZATION FORM
[IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
BEFORE SIGNING AUTHORIZATION]

DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION


[Employer] (“The Company”) may obtain information about you from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you
may be the subject of a “consumer report” and/or an “investigative consumer report” which may include information about your character,
general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living, which can involve personal interviews with sources such as your
neighbors, friends, or associates. These reports may contain information regarding your credit history, criminal history, social security
verification, motor vehicle records (“driving records”), verification of your education or employment history including current position,
worker’s compensation injuries, or other background checks. You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after
receipt of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report conducted by [One Source The
Background Check Company, PO Box 24148, Omaha, NE 68124, 1.800.608.3645, www.onesourcebackground.com]. The scope of
this notice and authorization is allowing the Company to obtain from any outside organization all manners of consumer reports and
investigative consumer reports now and throughout the course of your employment to the extent permitted by law.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AUTHORIZATION


I acknowledge receipt of the DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION and A SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS
UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT and certify that I have read and understand both of those documents. I hereby
authorize the obtaining of “consumer reports” and/or “investigative consumer reports” by the Company at any time after receipt of this
authorization and throughout my employment, if applicable. I agree that a facsimile (“fax”), electronic or photographic copy of this
Authorization shall be as valid as the original.
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY
This information will be used for background screening purposes only and will not be used for any other purpose

KNIGHT REBECCA DIANE


Last Name: _______________________________ First Name: ___________________________ Middle: ___________________
Other Names/Alias: ________________________________________________________________________________________
680-07-6628
Social Security #: _________________________ 04/14/1998
Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY): ________________________________________
0605440604
Driver’s License #: _________________________ NEVADA
State of Driver’s License: ___________________________________________
2068 NORTH NELLIS BLVD. APT#277
Present Address: _________________________________________________ Phone: 1-775-432-3187
__________________________________
LAS VEGAS
City: _______________________________________________________ State: NV 89115
____________ Zip: _______________________
DIANENIGHT@PROTONMAIL.COM
Email Address: _____________________________________________________

All Previous Addresses in the Last Seven (7) Years


773 JUNIPER STREET, ELKO NV 89801
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6230 HAYES AVE, ELKO NV 89801
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________

One Source | Disclosure and Authorization Form | Feb 7, 2019


STATE LAW NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES – BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Pursuant to state law, the following disclosures are provided to state residents.

CALIFORNIA applicants or employees only: By signing below, you also acknowledge receipt of the NOTICE REGARDING
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW. Please check the box if you would like to receive a copy of
the investigative consumer report or consumer credit report at no charge if one is obtained by the Company.
Check box to receive report.
NEW YORK applicants or employees only: You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of any investigative consumer report
requested by the Company by contacting One Source The Background Check Company, PO Box 24148, Omaha, NE 68124,
1.800.608.3645, www.onesourcebackground.com.
NEW YORK applicants or employees only: By signing below, you also acknowledge receipt of a copy of Article 23-A of the New
York Correction Law.
WASHINGTON applicants or employees only: You have the right to request from One Source The Background Check Company,
PO Box 24148, Omaha, NE 68124, 1.800.608.3645, www.onesourcebackground.com a written summary of your rights and
remedies under the Washington Fair Credit Reporting Act.
MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA and OKLAHOMA applicants or employees only: Please check the box if you would like to receive
a copy of your consumer report, free of charge, if one is obtained by the Company.
Check box to receive report.

Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________________
REBECCA KNIGHT
Print Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Date:_______________________________________

One Source | State Notices | Feb 7, 2019


NOTICE – BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND USE OF CREDIT INFORMATION
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
California Residents or Employees – this summary of the provisions of California Civil Code section 1785.20.5 is being provided to
you pursuant to state law.
Prior to requesting a consumer credit report for employment purposes, the user of the report shall provide written notice to the person
involved. The notice shall inform the person that a report will be used, and shall identify the specific basis under subdivision
(a) of Section 1024.5 of California’s Labor Code for use of the report. The notice shall also inform the person of the source of the report,
and shall contain a box that the person may check off to receive a copy of the credit report. If the consumer indicates that he or she
wishes to receive a copy of the report, the user shall request that a copy be provided to the person when the user requests its copy
from the credit reporting agency. The report to the user and to the subject person shall be provided contemporaneously and at no
charge to the subject person.
California Labor Code section 1024.5 is provided below:
1024.5. (a) An employer or prospective employer shall not use a consumer credit report for employment purposes unless the
position of the person for whom the report is sought is any of the following:
1. A Managerial position.
2. A Position in the state Department of Justice.
3. That of a sworn peace officer or other law enforcement position.
4. A Position for which the information contained in the report is required by law to be disclosed or obtained.
5. A Position that involves regular access, for any purpose other than the routine solicitation and processing of credit card
applications in a retail establishment, to all of the following types of information of any one person:
(A) Bank or credit card account information.
(B) Social security number.
(C) Date of birth.
6. A Position in which the person is, or would be, any of the following:
(A) A named signatory on the bank or credit card account of the employer.
(B) Authorized to transfer money on behalf of the employer.
(C) Authorized to enter into financial contracts on behalf of the employer.
7. A Position that involves access to confidential or proprietary information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program,
device, method, technique, process or trade secret that (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being
generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who may obtain economic value from
the disclosure or use of the information, and (ii) is the subject of an effort that is reasonable under the circumstances to maintain
secrecy of the information.
8. A Position that involves regular access to cash totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more of the employer, a customer, or
client, during the workday.
(b).This section does not apply to a person or business subject to Sections 6801 to 6809, inclusive, of Title 15 of the United States
Code and state and federal statutes or regulations implementing those sections if the person or business is subject to compliance
oversight by a state or federal regulatory agency with respect to those laws.
(c).The following definitions apply to this section:
1. “Consumer credit report” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1785.3 of the Civil Code, but does not
include a report that (1) verifies income or employment, and (2) does not include credit-related information, such as credit
history, credit score, or credit record.
2. “Managerial position” means an employee covered by the executive exemption set forth in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (A) of
Section 1 of Wage Order 4 of the Industrial Welfare Commission (8 Cal. Code Regs. 11040).

One Source | Background Investigation and Use Of Credit Information California Residents | Sept 21, 2018
NOTICE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
California Residents or Employees – this summary of the provisions of California Civil Code section 1786.22 is being provided to
you pursuant to state law.
Your employer intends to obtain information about you from an investigative consumer reporting agency, as defined under
California law, for employment purposes.
Under California law you are entitled to visually inspect all files maintained about you by an investigative consumer reporting
agency (“ICRA”), such as [One Source The Background Check Company, PO Box 24148, Omaha, NE 68124, 1.800.608.3645,
www.onesourcebackground.com], upon request and presentation of proper identification during normal business hours and on
reasonable notice as follows:
• In person. You may request a copy of your file. The ICRA may charge you for the actual copying costs associated with providing
you with a copy of your file.
• By telephone. A summary of all information contained in the ICRA’s file about you will be provided to you via telephone, if you have
made a written request for telephone disclosure, and the toll charge, if any, for the telephone call is prepaid by or charged directly to
you.
• By certified mail. You may make a written request for copies to be sent to a specified addressee. ICRA’s complying with
requests for certified mailings shall not be liable for disclosures to third parties caused by mishandling of mail after such
mailings leave the ICRA.
“Proper Identification” includes documents such as a valid driver’s license, social security account number, military identification card,
and credit cards. If an ICRA is unable to reasonably identify you on the basis of these documents, they may require additional
information concerning your employment and personal or family history in order to verify your identity.
The ICRA will provide trained personnel to explain any information furnished to you and will provide a written explanation of any
coded information contained in files maintained on you. This written explanation will be provided whenever a file is provided to you for
visual inspection.
You may be accompanied by one other person of your choosing, who must furnish reasonable identification. An ICRA may require
you to furnish a written statement granting permission to the ICRA to discuss your file in such person’s presence.

One Source | Notice Regarding Background Investigation Pursuant to California Law | Sept 21, 2018
AVISO SOBRE INVESTIGACIÓN DE ANTECEDENTES EN VIRTUD DE LA LEY DE CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTES DE CALIFORNIA
Los residentes de California o empleados – este Resumen de las provisiones del Código Civil de California sección 1786.22 se le
proporciona en virtud de la ley del estado.
Su empleador tiene la intención de obtener información de una agencia, investigación del consumidor como se define en la ley de
California, para el propósito de empleo.
Bajo la ley de California usted tiene derecho a inspeccionar visualmente todos los archivos mantenidos sobre usted por una agencia
de informes de investigación del consumidor (“ICRA”), como [One Source The Background Check Company, PO Box 24148,
Omaha, NE 68124, 1.800.608.3645, www.onesourcebackground.com], bajo petición y presentación de identificación durante el
horario normal y razonable como sigue:
• En persona. Usted puede solicitar una copia de su archivo. El ICRA podrá cobrarle por los costos de copiado reales asociados
a proveerle una copia de su archivo.
• Por teléfono. Un resumen de toda la información contenida en el archivo del ICRA sobre usted será proporcionada a usted por
teléfono, si usted ha hecho una solicitud por escrito para la divulgación del teléfono y la carga del peaje, si los hubiere, para el
teléfono llamada se pagados por o se carga directamente a usted.
• Por correo certificado. Puede hacer una solicitud por escrito de copias ser enviado a un destinatario especificado. ICRA de
cumplir con las solicitudes para envíos certificados no será responsables de divulgaciones a terceros causados por mal manejo
de correo después de tales correos dejan ICRA.
“Identificación” incluye documentos tales como licencia de conducción vigente, número de cuenta de seguridad social, tarjeta de
identificación militar y tarjetas de crédito. Si un ICRA es incapaz de identificarle razonablemente sobre la base de estos
documentos, puede requerir información adicional relativa a su empleo y antecedentes personales o familiares con el fin de verificar
su identidad.
ICRA proporcionará personal capacitado para explicar cualquier información proporcionada a usted y le proporcionará una
explicación por escrito de la información codificada contenida en los archivos mantenidos en usted. Esta explicación por escrito se
prestará cada vez que se proporciona un archivo para inspección visual.
Puede ser acompañado a otra persona de su elección, que deberá suministrar la identificación razonable. Una ICRA puede requerir
a presentar un declaración escrita otorga permiso de ICRA para discutir su archivo en presencia de tal persona.

One Source | Notice Regarding Background Investigation Pursuant to California Law | Sept 21, 2018
NOTICE – BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
New Jersey Residents or Employees – this summary of the provisions of the New Jersey Fair Credit Reporting Act (“NJFCRA”) is
being provided to you pursuant to state law (N.J.S.A. § 56:11-28 et seq.)
• Before an employer can obtain a consumer report about you from a consumer reporting agency they must provide you with a
clear and conspicuous disclosure in writing that such may be obtained for employment purposes. You must provide written
consent to the procurement, for employment purposes, of a consumer report.
• When using a consumer report for employment purposes, before taking adverse action based in whole or in part on the report, an
employer must provide you with a copy of the consumer report and a description in writing of your rights under the federal Fair
Credit Reporting Act as well as the NJFCRA.
• You must be afforded a reasonable opportunity to dispute, with the consumer reporting agency, any information on which the
employer relied upon in your consumer report.
• You can request from a consumer reporting agency all information in your file, upon proper identification. This includes sources of
information and identification of each person who procured a consumer report for employment purposes during the two- year
period preceding your request. These requests must be made during normal business hours and on reasonable notice.
It can be done in person or by telephone, if you have made a written request and pay the toll charge. A consumer reporting
agency must provide trained personnel to explain to you any information in the consumer report.
• You can dispute inaccurate information with the consumer reporting agency. If you dispute the completeness or accuracy of any
of the information in your file, the consumer reporting agency must reinvestigate free of charge during a 30-day period. A
consumer reporting agency must provide written notice to you of the results of the reinvestigation not later than five business
days after completion of the reinvestigation.
• If, after a reinvestigation, any information disputed by you is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or cannot be verified, the
consumer reporting agency must promptly delete that item of information from your file or modify that item of information, as
appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation.
• You can seek damages for noncompliance under the NJFCRA.

One Source | Background Investigation New Jersey Residents | Sept 21, 2018
NOTICE – BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
NEW YORK RESIDENTS
New York Residents or Employees – this summary of the provisions of the New York Correction Law is being provided to you
pursuant to state law.

Article 23-A
Licensure and Employment of Persons Previously Convicted of One or More Criminal
Offenses

§ 750. Definitions
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. “Public agency” means the state or any local subdivision thereof, or any state or local department, agency, board or
commission.
2. “Private employer” means any person, company, corporation, labor organization or association which employs ten or more
persons.
3. “Direct relationship” means that the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on his
fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the license, opportunity, or job in
question.
4. “License” means any certificate, license, permit or grant of permission required by the laws of this state, its political subdivisions or
instrumentalities as a condition for the lawful practice of any occupation, employment, trade, vocation, business, or profession.
Provided, however, that “license” shall not, for the purposes of this article, include any license or permit to own, possess, carry, or
fire any explosive, pistol, handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other firearm.
5. “Employment” means any occupation, vocation or employment, or any form of vocational or educational training. Provided,
however, that “employment” shall not, for the purposes of this article, include membership in any law enforcement agency.

§ 751. Applicability
The provisions of this article shall apply to any application by any person for a license or employment at any public or private
employer, who has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction, and to any
license or employment held by any person whose conviction of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction
preceded such employment or granting of a license, except where a mandatory forfeiture, disability or bar to employment is imposed
by law, and has not been removed by an executive pardon, certificate of relief from disabilities or certificate of good conduct. Nothing
in this article shall be construed to affect any right an employer may have with respect to an intentional misrepresentation in
connection with an application for employment made by a prospective employee or previously made by a current employee.

§ 752. Unfair discrimination against persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses prohibited
No application for any license or employment, and no employment or license held by an individual, to which the provisions of this
article are applicable, shall be denied or acted upon adversely by reason of the individual’s having been previously convicted of one
or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of “good moral character” when such finding is based upon the fact that the
individual has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
1. there is a direct relationship between one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license or employment
sought or held by the individual; or
2. the issuance or continuation of the license or the granting or continuation of the employment would involve an unreasonable
risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.

§ 753. Factors to be considered concerning a previous criminal conviction; presumption


1. In making a determination pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-two of this chapter, the public agency or private employer
shall consider the following factors:
A. The public policy of this state, as expressed in this act, to encourage the licensure and employment of persons previously
convicted of one or more criminal offenses.
B. The specific duties and responsibilities necessarily related to the license or employment sought or held by the person.
C. The bearing, if any, the criminal offense or offenses for which the person was previously convicted will have on his
fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties or responsibilities.
D. The time which has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal offense or offenses.
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E. The age of the person at the time of occurrence of the criminal offense or offenses.
F. The seriousness of the offense or offenses.
G. Any information produced by the person, or produced on his behalf, in regard to his rehabilitation and good conduct.
H. The legitimate interest of the public agency or private employer in protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific
individuals or the general public.
2. In making a determination pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-two of this chapter, the public agency or private employer shall
also give consideration to a certificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct issued to the applicant, which
certificate shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to the offense or offenses specified therein.

§ 754. Written statement upon denial of license or employment


At the request of any person previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses who has been denied a license or employment, a
public agency or private employer shall provide, within thirty days of a request, a written statement setting forth the reasons for such
denial.

§ 755. Enforcement
1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding brought pursuant to
article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
2. In relation to actions by private employers, the provisions of this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights
pursuant to the powers and procedures set forth in article fifteen of the executive law, and, concurrently, by the New York city
commission on human rights.

One Source | Background Investigation New Jersey Residents | Sept 21, 2018
NOTICE – BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENTS
Washington State Residents or Employees – this summary of the provisions of the Washington State Fair Credit Reporting Act
(WFCRA) is being provided to you pursuant to state law. The WFCRA is designed to promote accuracy, fairness, consumer
confidentiality and the proper use of credit data by each consumer reporting agency (CRA) in accordance with the requirements of the
WFCRA.
The WFCRA is modeled after, and generally provides the same rights as, the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (15 U.S.C. §
1681 et seq.) A summary of your rights under the FCRA is available at https://onesourcebackground.com/wp-
content/uploads/Summary-of-Rights-FCRA.pdf.
The complete text of the WFCRA RCW 19.182, can be obtained from the Washington Code Revisers Office, P.O. Box 40551, Olympia,
WA 98504, or online at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.182&full=true%20-%2019.182.070. One significant distinction
between the FCRA and the WFCRA is that in Washington, an employer may not obtain a consumer report that indicates the
consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, unless (1) the information is substantially job related and the
employer’s reason(s) for using the information are disclosed in writing, or (2) the information is required by law.
The following is a summary of your major rights under the WFCRA:
• You will be required to provide proper identification before reviewing your consumer file. Proper identification may include your
Social Security number. You may request to review your file at any time. A CRA will make disclosures of your file available to you
during normal business hours and on reasonable notice. File disclosures may be done in person or by telephone, if you have
made a written request and pay the toll charge, as applicable, or by any other reasonable means. A CRA will provide trained
personnel to explain to you any information in your consumer report. Upon request, and proper identification, you may be
permitted to bring one additional person with you to review your consumer file. If the CRA provides you with a credit score, the
agency will also provide you with an explanation for that credit score.
• You have a right to know what is in your file. Upon proper identification, you may request and obtain all the information about you
in the CRA’s files, although medical information may be withheld, and instead will be disclosed to a health care provider of your
choice. Your health care provider may disclose your medical information to you directly. Your file disclosure will include all items of
information the CRA maintains about you, including sources of information (except sources acquired solely for use in an
investigative report). The file will also identify each person who procured your consumer report for employment purposes during
the two-year period preceding your request, or any person who procured your report for any other purpose within the six-months
prior to your request. When applicable, a record of inquiries the CRA received identifying you in a credit transaction that was not
initiated by you in the six-months prior to your file disclosure request. Each of these records will include the name of the person
or trade name of the business that sought your consumer file, and upon your request, their respective addresses.
• You are entitled to one free consumer report every 12 months, upon request. In many cases, your file disclosure will be free. You
may be charged a limited fee for a second or subsequent report requested by you during a 12 month period. You will also not be
charged for:
o a consumer report if a person has taken adverse action against you because of information in your report;
o the reinvestigation of information you dispute; or
o corrected reports resulting from the deletion of inaccurate or unverifiable information.
• You must be told if information in your file has been used against you. If a person takes an adverse action against you that is
based, in whole or in part, on information contained in a consumer report, that person must tell you (usually, through a written
notice), and must give you the name, address, and telephone number of the CRA that provided the information.
• You have a right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information. If you identify information in your file that is incomplete or
inaccurate, and you notify the CRA directly of the dispute, the CRA will reinvestigate without charge and record the current
status of the disputed information before the end of thirty business days, unless your dispute is frivolous. Upon completion of
the reinvestigation, within five business days of the CRA’s decision, the agency will provide you notice in writing or through
another authorized means, of the results of the reinvestigation. If the CRA determines that your dispute is frivolous the agency
will inform you of that determination, along with its reasons, and your rights under the WFCRA within five business days.

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• Consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information. Upon completion of
the reinvestigation, if the information you disputed is found to be inaccurate or cannot be verified, the CRA must delete the
information and notify you of the correction. Information that has been found to be inaccurate will not be reinserted into your
consumer file, unless the furnisher of the information verifies the accuracy and completeness of that information. In such
circumstances, you will be notified, within thirty business days that the information is being reinserted into your file. If the
reinvestigation does not resolve your dispute, you may file with the CRA a brief statement (that may be limited to 100 words)
setting forth the nature of your dispute. The statement will be placed in your consumer file and in any subsequent report
containing the information you disputed.
• You have the right to request that users of your consumer report be notified of any disputed information they previously received
within the statutory time frame. After certain disputed information has been deleted or you have filed a statement of dispute, you
may request that the CRA provides notification of that deleted item or item of dispute to any person you designate who has, within
two years received your consumer report for employment purposes, or who has within six months received your report for any
other purpose, if the furnished report contained the deleted or disputed information.
• Consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information. In most cases, a CRA may not report negative
information that is more than seven years old, or bankruptcies that are more than ten years old.
• You have the right to advanced disclosure of any fees. Any charges for file disclosures or other requested actions to be taken by
the CRA must be disclosed to you before the information is provided or the action is taken.
• Access to your file is limited. A CRA may provide information about you only to people with a valid need – usually to consider an
application with a creditor, insurer, employer, landlord, court or government agency, or in accordance with your written
instructions.
• You must be notified if reports are provided to employers. A CRA may not give out information about you to employers without
your knowledge. A potential employer must make a clear and conspicuous disclosure in writing to you or obtain your consent
before obtaining a report. A current employer may not receive a report unless it has given you written notice that reports may be
used for employment purposes.
• You must be notified in writing if a person seeks an investigative consumer report about you. An investigative consumer report
may include information as to your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. Within a
reasonable period of time after receiving such notice, you may request, in writing, a disclosure as to the nature and scope of the
investigation requested—which will be delivered to you within five days of your request.
• You may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance you get based on information in your credit report. You may elect not
to receive unsolicited “prescreened” offers for credit and insurance by using the CRA’s notification system to remove your
name and address from the lists these offers are based on. You may opt-out with the nationwide credit bureaus at
1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688).
• You may place a security freeze on your credit report. Under certain circumstances, you may request that a security freeze be
placed on your credit report to prevent it from being shared with potential creditors or insurance companies when making
determinations related to your eligibility for credit.
• You may be able to block information resulting from identity theft from appearing on your credit report. If you are a victim of identity
theft, certain CRAs must permanently block misinformation resulting from that theft from appearing on your credit report. You must
provide the CRA with a copy of a police report as evidence of your claim before it can place the block on your report.
• You may seek damages from violators. If a CRA, a user of consumer reports, or a furnisher of information to a CRA violates the
WFCRA, and you have a legal basis for a claim under the WFCRA, you may be able to bring a legal action in court to assert your
rights under the WFCRA. The applicable statute of limitations is specified in Wash. Stat. § 19.182.120 — which is generally two
years from the date the cause of action accrued. Consumers who prevail on claims to enforce the WCFRA may obtain actual
damages, monetary penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and other relief.

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For questions or concerns regarding the WFCRA, please contact:
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
800 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98104-3188
Phone 1-800-551-4636 or (206) 464-6684
Statewide Toll-Free TDD: 800-833-6388
Any complaints by consumers under state law may be directed to:
The Attorney General’s Office via U.S. Mail or Online.
Information and forms related to filing a consumer complaint can be found at:
http://www.atg.wa.gov/FileAComplaint.aspx

Additional information about consumer issues can be found at:


http://www.atg.wa.gov/consumer-issues

One Source | Background Investigation Washington State Residents | Sept 21, 2018
Para información en español, visite www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore o escribe a la Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
1700 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20552.

A SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT


The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files
of consumer reporting agencies. There are many types of consumer reporting agencies, including credit bureaus and
specialty agencies (such as agencies that sell information about check writing histories, medical records, and rental
history records). Here is a summary of your major rights under FCRA. For more information, including information
about additional rights, go to www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore or write to: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
1700 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20552.
• You must be told if information in your file has been used against you. Anyone who uses a credit report or another type
of consumer report to deny your application for credit, insurance, or employment – or to take another adverse
action against you – must tell you, and must give you the name, address, and phone number of the agency that
provided the information.
• You have the right to know what is in your file. You may request and obtain all the information about you in the files of
a consumer reporting agency (your “file disclosure”). You will be required to provide proper identification, which may
include your Social Security number. In many cases, the disclosure will be free. You are entitled to a free file
disclosure if:
• a person has taken adverse action against you because of information in your credit report;
• you are the victim of identity theft and place a fraud alert in your file;
• your file contains inaccurate information as a result of fraud;
• you are on public assistance;
• you are unemployed but expect to apply for employment within 60 days.
In addition, all consumers are entitled to one free disclosure every 12 months upon request from each nationwide
credit bureau and from nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies. See www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore
for additional information.
• You have the right to ask for a credit score. Credit scores are numerical summaries of your credit-worthiness based
on information from credit bureaus. You may request a credit score from consumer reporting agencies that create
scores or distribute scores used in residential real property loans, but you will have to pay for it. In some
mortgage transactions, you will receive credit score information for free from the mortgage lender.
• You have the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information. If you identify information in your file that is
incomplete or inaccurate, and report it to the consumer reporting agency, the agency must investigate unless your
dispute is frivolous. See www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore for an explanation of dispute procedures.
• Consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information. Inaccurate,
incomplete, or unverifiable information must be removed or corrected, usually within 30 days. However, a consumer
reporting agency may continue to report information it has verified as accurate.
• Consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information. In most cases, a consumer reporting
agency may not report negative information that is more than seven years old, or bankruptcies that are more than
10 years old.
• Access to your file is limited. A consumer reporting agency may provide information about you only to people with a
valid need – usually to consider an application with a creditor, insurer, employer, landlord, or other business. The
FCRA specifies those with a valid need for access.
• You must give your consent for reports to be provided to employers. A consumer reporting agency may not give out
information about you to your employer, or a potential employer, without your written consent given to the
employer. Written consent generally is not required in the trucking industry. For more information, go to
www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.

A SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT 1


• You may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance you get based on information in your credit report. Unsolicited
“prescreened” offers for credit and insurance must include a toll-free phone number you can call if you choose to
remove your name and address from the lists these offers are based on. You may opt out with the nationwide credit
bureaus at 1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688).
• The following FCRA right applies with respect to nationwide consumer reporting agencies:
CONSUMERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN A SECURITY FREEZE
You have a right to place a “security freeze” on your credit report, which will prohibit a consumer reporting agency from
releasing information in your credit report without your express authorization. The security freeze is designed to
prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent.
However, you should be aware that using a security freeze to take control over who gets access to the personal and
financial information in your credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent
request or application you make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension
of credit.
As an alternative to a security freeze, you have the right to place an initial or extended fraud alert on your credit
file at no cost. An initial fraud alert is a 1-year alert that is placed on a consumer’s credit file. Upon seeing a fraud
alert display on a consumer’s credit file, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer’s identity before
extending new credit. If you are a victim of identity theft, you are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a fraud
alert lasting 7 years.
A security freeze does not apply to a person or entity, or its affiliates, or collection agencies acting on behalf of
the person or entity, with which you have an existing account that requests information in your credit report for
the purposes of reviewing or collecting the account. Reviewing the account includes activities related to account
maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements.
• You may seek damages from violators. If a consumer reporting agency, or, in some cases, a user of consumer
reports or a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency violates the FCRA, you may be able to sue in
state or federal court.
• Identity theft victims and active duty military personnel have additional rights. For more information, visit
www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.
States may enforce the FCRA, and many states have their own consumer reporting laws. In some cases, you may have more
rights under state law. For more information, contact your state or local consumer protection agency or your state Attorney
General. For information about your federal rights, contact:

A SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT 2


TYPE OF BUSINESS: CONTACT:
1.a. Banks, savings associations, and credit unions with total assets a. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
of over $10 billion and their affiliates 1700 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20552
b. Such affiliates that are not banks, savings associations, or credit
unions also should list, in addition to the CFPB: b. Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580
(877) 382-4357
2. To the extent not included in item 1 above: a. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Customer Assistance Group
a.National banks, federal savings associations, and federal
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
branches and federal agencies of foreign banks
Houston, TX 77010-9050
b. State member banks, branches and agencies of foreign banks
b. Federal Reserve Consumer Help Center
(other than federal branches, federal agencies, and Insured State
P.O. Box 1200
Branches of Foreign Banks), commercial lending companies
Minneapolis, MN 55480
owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating
under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act. c. FDIC Consumer Response Center
1100 Walnut Street, Box #11
c. Nonmember Insured Banks, Insured State Branches of Foreign
Kansas City, MO 64106
Banks, and insured state savings associations
d. National Credit Union Administration
d. Federal Credit Unions
Office of Consumer Financial Protection (OCFP)
Division of Consumer Compliance Policy and Outreach
1775 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
3. Air carriers Asst. General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings
Aviation Consumer Protection Division
Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20590
4. Creditors Subject to the Surface Transportation Board Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board
Department of Transportation
395 E Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20423
5. Creditors Subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 Nearest Packers and Stockyards Administration area supervisor
6. Small Business Investment Companies Associate Deputy Administrator for Capital Access
United States Small Business Administration
409 Third Street, S.W., Suite 8200
Washington, DC 20416
7. Brokers and Dealers Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
8. Federal Land Banks, Federal Land Bank Associations, Federal Farm Credit Administration
Intermediate Credit Banks, and Production Credit Associations 1501 Farm Credit Drive
McLean, VA 22102-5090
9. Retailers, Finance Companies, and All Other Creditors Not Listed Federal Trade Commission
Above Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580
(877) 382-4357

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