B.__A consumer who has not been the victim of identity theft may place a security freeze on the consumer's report by making a request in writing by certified mail to a consumer reporting agency.__A consumer reporting agency may charge a fee of no more than $10 to a consumer for each freeze, removal of a freeze or temporary suspension of a freeze for a period of time or for reissuing the same or a new personal identification number if the consumer fails to retain the original personal identification number provided by the agency.__A consumer reporting agency may charge a fee of not more than $12 for a temporary suspension of a freeze for a specific party.

C.__Subject to the exceptions in subsection 12, when a security freeze has been placed on an account the consumer reporting agency may not:

(1)__Release the consumer report or any information from it without the express authorization of the consumer; or

(2)__Release information from a consumer report to a 3rd party without express authorization of the consumer.__This subparagraph does not prevent a consumer reporting agency from advising a 3rd party that a security freeze is in effect with respect to the consumer report.

2.__Time to place security freeze.__A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze on a consumer report no later than 5 business days after receiving a written request from the consumer.

3.__Confirmation; personal identification number.__The consumer reporting agency shall send a written confirmation of the security freeze to the consumer within 10 business days and shall provide the consumer with a personal identification number or password, other than the consumer's social security number, to