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California Civil Code Section 1786.26

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(a)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), an
investigative consumer reporting agency may charge a consumer a fee
not exceeding eight dollars ($8) for making disclosures to the
consumer pursuant to Sections 1786.10, 1786.11, and 1786.22.  Any
charges shall be indicated to the consumer prior to disclosure.
   (b)  An investigative consumer reporting agency shall not impose
any charge for providing notice to a consumer required under Section
1786.24, furnishing an investigative consumer report pursuant to
Section 1786.24, or notifying a person pursuant to subdivision (k) of
Section 1786.24 of the deletion of information that is found to be
inaccurate or that cannot be verified.
   (c)  Upon the request of the consumer, an investigative consumer
reporting agency shall make all disclosures pursuant to Section
1786.10 and 1786.22 once during any 12-month period without charge to
that consumer if the consumer certifies in writing that he or she
(1) is unemployed and intends to apply for employment in the 60-day
period beginning on the date the certification is made, (2) is a
recipient of public welfare assistance, or (3) has reason to believe
that the file on the consumer at the investigative consumer reporting
agency contains inaccurate information due to fraud.
   (d)  An investigative consumer reporting agency shall not impose
any charge on a consumer for providing any notification or making any
disclosure required by this title, except as authorized by this
section.

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