Iowa

Identity theft in Iowa

• Identity theft Law - Iowa Code § 715A.8
  Identity Theft
  www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/1999SUPPLEMENT/715A/8.html
   
  
• House File 659 - http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/GA/78GA/Legislation/HF/00600/HF00659/Current.html
   
• Spam Law - § 714E.1
  www.spamlaws.com/state/ia.shtml
   
• Iowa Expanded Identity Theft Laws
  Provided by ID Safety in partnership with International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bank of America
  

Credit Freeze Law in Iowa

• Credit Freeze Law SB 2277 - http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=SF2277
• Effective as of July 1, 2008
• Applies to all consumers
• No fees for victims of identity theft.
• All others pay $10 to place the freeze, $12 to temporarily lift, or $10 to remove the freeze completely.
• Freeze remains untill requested by consumer
• For instructions on how to place the freeze - www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityIA.pdf
• Place the freeze over the phone
  • Equifax - 800-685-1111
  • Experian - 888-397-3742
  • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

 

 

Contacts in Iowa

• Attorney General: Tom Miller (D)
  Hoover State Office Bldg., 1305 E. Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50319
  Phone: (888) 774-4590
             (515) 281-5164
  Website: www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org
   
• AG's Identity Theft Guide
  www.state.ia.us/government/ag/images/pdfs/Identity_Theft_GUIDE.pdf
   
• Department of Motor Vehicles
  Website: www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/index.htm
   
• Department of Corrections
  Website: www.doc.state.ia.us/