New Hampshire § 359-B-28 - Section 359-B:28 Consumer Report Files of Deceased Persons.
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§ 359-B-28. Section 359-B:28 Consumer Report Files of Deceased Persons.
I. An executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act on behalf of an estate of a deceased person may request that a consumer reporting agency indicate on the deceased person's consumer report that the person is deceased. The consumer reporting agency shall indicate on the deceased person's consumer report that the person is deceased within 5 business days of receipt of the following documentation from the executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act on behalf of the estate of the deceased person: (a) A certificate of death, a certificate of appointment, letters testamentary, or other order from the probate court authorizing the executor, administrator, or other person to act on behalf of the estate of the deceased person; and (b) A request to indicate on the deceased person's consumer report that the person is deceased. II. The consumer reporting agency may remove the indication placed on the person's consumer report pursuant to paragraph I if the consumer reporting agency finds that the indication was placed on the person's consumer report through material misrepresentation of fact. If the consumer reporting agency intends to remove the indication pursuant to this section, the consumer reporting agency shall notify the person or the executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act on behalf of the estate in writing prior to removing the indication.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 359-B-28 ("Section 359-B:28 Consumer Report Files of Deceased Persons.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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