Statutes | Iowa Code ยง 714G.2 | 2018
A consumer may submit by certified mail to a consumer reporting agency a written request for a security freeze. The consumer must submit proper identification and the applicable fee with the request. Within five business days after receiving the request, the consumer reporting agency shall commence the security freeze. Within ten business days after commencing the security freeze, the consumer reporting agency shall send a written confirmation to the consumer of the security freeze, a personal identification number or password, other than the consumer's social security number, for the consumer to use in authorizing the suspension or removal of the security freeze, including information on how the security freeze may be temporarily suspended.