Vermont § 2480n - Credit report files of deceased persons

§ 2480n. Credit report files of deceased persons

• (a) An executor, administrator, or other person authorized to act on behalf of an estate
  of a deceased person may request that a credit reporting agency indicate on the deceased
  person’s credit reporting file that the person is deceased. The credit reporting agency
  shall indicate on the deceased person’s credit reporting file that the person is deceased
  within five 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: (1) a certificate of death, or a certificate of appointment, letters testamentary, or
  other order from the Probate Division of the Superior Court authorizing the executor,
  administrator, or other person to act on behalf of the estate of the deceased person;
  and (2) a request to indicate on the deceased person’s credit reporting file that the person
  is deceased. (b) The credit reporting agency may remove the indication placed on the person’s file
  pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if the credit reporting agency finds that
  the indication was placed on the person’s file through material misrepresentation
  of fact. If the credit reporting agency intends to remove the indication pursuant
  to this subsection, the credit reporting agency shall notify the executor, administrator,
  or other person authorized to act on behalf of the estate in writing prior to removing
  the indication. (Added 2003, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2005; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)