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Montana

Posted in: State Resources
By Identity Theft Resource Center
Apr 27, 2007 - 5:31:46 PM

Montana

Identity Theft laws in Montana

Credit Freeze Law in Montana
    • Effective: July 1, 2007
    • No fee for victims, $3 for all others to place or lift the freeze and $5 replacement PIN.
    • Applies to all consumers.
    • How to place a security freeze in Montana:
      www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityMT.pdf
    • Place the freeze over the phone
      • Equifax - 800-685-1111
      • Experian - 888-397-3742
      • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

Montana Identity Theft Passport Program

  • Code Ann. § 45-24-220
    http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/46/24/46-24-220.htm
    Phone: (406) 444-4500 or (800) 481-6896
    Fax: (406) 444-9680
    E-mail:
    idtheftpassport@mt.gov
    • To qualify for a passport, identity theft victims must file a police report with a Montana law enforcement agency and present a completed Identity Theft Passport application with a photo ID to the investigating agency. Once the complaint has been verified by law enforcement, the agency faxes or mails to Montana's Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services:

      • a copy of the completed investigation report
      • the Identity Theft Passport application, signed by the victim and the officer
      • a copy of the victim's driver license or other official form of photo identification

Contacts in Montana

  CRAs and FTC

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