N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 226.2 - Definitions
(a) Victim of
identity theft . The term "victim of identity theft " shall mean any natural
person whose personal information has been wrongfully obtained by another or is
used in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic
gain.
(b) Personal information . The
term "personal information " shall mean any information concerning a natural
person which, because of name, number, personal mark, or other identifier, can
be used to identify such natural person.
(c) Consumer Reporting Agency . The term
"consumer reporting agency " means any person who, for monetary fees, dues, or
on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the
practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other
information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports or
investigative consumer reports to third parties.
(d) Consumer credit reporting agency . The
term "consumer credit reporting agency " means a consumer reporting agency that
regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating and maintaining,
for the purpose of furnishing consumer credit reports to third parties bearing
on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, public
record information and credit account information from persons who furnish that
information regularly and in the ordinary course of business.
(e) Division . The term "Division " shall mean
the Division of Consumer Protection.
(f) Department . The term "Department " shall
mean the Department of State.
(g)
Program . The term "Program " shall mean the Identity Theft Prevention and
Mitigation Program .
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