District of Columbia

Identity Theft laws in District of Columbia

• Identity theft Law - Title 22, Section 3227.01-3227.08
  http://occ.dc.gov/occ/lib/occ/web-identity_theft.pdf
   
• District of Columbia Expanded Identity Theft Laws
  Provided by ID Safety in partnership with International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bank of America
  

• Freeze Law - §28-3861 through §28-3864:
  www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/images/00001/20061218135957.pdf

• Effective Date: July 1, 2007
• Applies to all consumers
• $10 for an initial placement, free for victims of ID theft; no fees to remove permanently or temporarily.
• For instructions on how to place a security freeze in Washington DC:
  http://www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityDC.pdf
• Place the freeze over the phone
  • Equifax - 800-685-1111
  • Experian - 888-397-3742
  • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

Contacts in District of Columbia

• Attorney General: Linda Singer (Acting) (D)
  John A. Wilson Building, 1350 PA Ave, NW Suite 409, Washington, DC 20009
  Phone: (202) 724-1305
  Website: http://occ.dc.gov
   
• DMV
  Website: http://dmv.dc.gov/main.shtm
   
• Department of Corrections
  Website: http://doc.dc.gov/doc/site/default.asp 

  CRAs and FTC

• Equifax
  PO Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
  Phone: (800) 525-6285
  Website: www.equifax.com
• Experian
  PO Box 9701, Allen, TX 75013-0949
  Phone: (888 )397-3742
  Website: www.experian.com
• TransUnion
  PO Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834
  Phone: (800) 680-7289
  Website: www.transunion.com
• FTC
  Identity Theft Complaint Input Form

If you know of any not-for-fee identity theft resources in District of Columbia that you would like to see on this page, please email ITRC .