<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><section number="31A-22-320"><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2008GS">382</modchap>, 2008 General Session</history><modyear>2008</modyear></histories><catchline>Use of credit information.</catchline><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)">
For purposes of this section:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)">
"Credit information" means:<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)(i)">
a consumer report;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)(ii)">
a credit score;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)(iii)">
any information obtained by the insurer from a consumer report;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)(iv)">
any part of a consumer report; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(a)(v)">
any part of a credit score.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(b)"><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(b)(i)">
Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(1)(b)(ii)" start="0">(1)(b)(ii)</xref>, "consumer report" is as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a.</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(b)(ii)">
"Consumer report" does not include:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(b)(ii)(A)">
a motor vehicle record obtained from a state or an agency of a state; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(b)(ii)(B)">
any information regarding an applicant's or insured's insurance claim history.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)"><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)">
"Credit score" means a numerical value or a categorization that is:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(A)">
derived from information in a consumer report;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(B)">
derived from a statistical tool or modeling system; and</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(C)">
developed to predict the likelihood of:<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(C)(I)">
future insurance claims behavior; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(C)(II)">
credit behavior.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(ii)">
"Credit score" includes:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(ii)(A)">
a risk predictor; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(ii)(B)">
a risk score.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(c)(iii)">
A numerical value or a categorization described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)" start="0">(1)(c)(i)</xref> is a credit score if it is developed to predict the behavior described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(C)" start="0">(1)(c)(i)(C)</xref> regardless of whether it is developed to predict other factors in addition to predicting the behavior described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(1)(c)(i)(C)" start="0">(1)(c)(i)(C)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)">
"Motor vehicle related insurance policy" means:<subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)(i)">
a motor vehicle liability policy;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)(ii)">
a policy that contains uninsured motorist coverage;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)(iii)">
a policy that contains underinsured motorist coverage;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)(iv)">
a policy that contains property damage coverage under this part; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(1)(d)(v)">
a policy that contains personal injury coverage under this part.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)">
An insurer that issues a motor vehicle related insurance policy:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)">
except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(2)(b)" start="0">(2)(b)</xref>, may not use credit information for the purpose of determining for the motor vehicle related insurance policy:<subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(i)">
renewal;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(ii)">
nonrenewal;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(iii)">
termination;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(iv)">
eligibility;</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(v)">
underwriting; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(a)(vi)">
rating; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(b)">
notwithstanding Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(2)(a)" start="0">(2)(a)</xref>, may use credit information for the purpose of:<subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(b)(i)">
if risk related factors other than credit information are considered, determining initial underwriting; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(b)(ii)">
providing to an insured:
<subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(b)(ii)(A)">
a reduction in rates paid by the insured for the motor vehicle related insurance policy; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(2)(b)(ii)(B)">
any other discount similar to the reduction in rates described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="31A-22-320(2)(b)(ii)(A)" start="0">(2)(b)(ii)(A)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-22-320(3)">
In accordance with <xref depth="1" refnumber="63G-3" start="0">Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act</xref>, the commissioner may make rules necessary to enforce this section.</subsection></section>
