State-Specific Identity Theft Resources

California

Credit freeze
How to establish a credit freeze under California law:
California Office of Privacy Protection: www.privacy.ca.gov/sheets/cis10securityfreeze.htm

Illinois

Illinois Identity Theft Hotline, Attorney General's Office
Phone: 866-999-5630
Web resources: www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov/consumers/hotline.html.

New Jersey

Credit freeze
How to establish a credit freeze under New Jersey Law.
www.state.nj.us/dobi/creditfreeze.htm
http://njpirg.org/NJ.asp?id2=21126&id3=NJ&id4=NJFS&
http://njpirg.org/NJ.asp?id2=21125

Utah

Utah Attorney General's Office Identity theft Reporting Information System: www.idtheft.utah.gov/pn/

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Office of Privacy Protection: http://privacy.wi.gov

Credit freezes in other states

In fall 2007, TransUnion extended its security freeze service to every state. Equifax and Experian soon followed.
- TransUnion freeze information: www.transunion.com
- Equifax freeze information: www.equifax.com
- Experian freeze information: www.experian.com

Consumers Union provides a web page with information about state security freeze laws:
www.consumersunion.org/campaigns//learn_more/003484indiv.html

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