California · Civil Code

CIV §1785.135: No consumer credit reporting agency shall make any consumer credit report with respect to a document which acts as a lien or other encumbrance, including, but not limited to, a notice of lis pendens,

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Consumer credit reporting agencies are prohibited from making credit reports based on documents that create liens or encumbrances, such as notices of lis pendens.

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No consumer credit reporting agency shall make any consumer credit report with respect to a document which acts as a lien or other encumbrance, including, but not limited to, a notice of lis pendens, but which has together with it a court order striking or releasing the lien or other encumbrance pursuant to Section 765.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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