Kentucky

Identity theft in Kentucky

• § 514.160
  Theft of Identity
  http://162.114.4.13/KRS/514-00/160.PDF

•  514.170
  Trafficking in Stolen Identities
  http://162.114.4.13/KRS/514-00/170.PDF
   
• Kentucky 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 Kentucky

• Credit Freeze - Chapter 367 Kentucky Revised Statutes Sections 1-3 (HB
  54):
  http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/06RS/HB54.htm
  
• Effective Date: July 11, 2006
• Expires after 7 years from date of placement or upon consumer's request, if earlier
• Fees: No fees on ID theft victims who provide a police report.
• Others pay up to $10 to place, remove, temporarily suspend, or have PIN reissued.
• for instructions on how to place a security freeze in Kentucky:
  www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityKY.pdf
•   Place the freeze over the phone
  • Equifax - 800-685-1111
  • Experian - 888-397-3742
  • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

Contacts in Kentucky

• Attorney General: Jack Conway
  The Capitol, Suite 118
  700 Capitol Avenue
  Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-3449
  Website: http://ag.ky.gov/
   
• Kentucky Bureau of Investigation (KBI)
  1-866-KBI FORCE (524-3672)
   
• Consumer Protection
  1-888-432-9257
   
• Telephone Solicitaion
  1-866-592-2550
   
• Medicaid Fraud / Patient Abuse
  1-877-ABUSE TIP (228-7384)
   
• Election Fraud
  1-800-328-8683
   
• Victims Advocacy
  1-800-372-2551
   
• Identity Theft
  1-800-804-7556