Montana

Identity Theft laws in Montana

• Identity theft Law - Mon. Code Ann. § 45-6-332
  Theft of Identity Theft Resource Center
  
  
• Data Breach Law - HB732
  
  
• Montana 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 Montana

• Freeze Law - SB 116
  • 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
  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

• Attorney General: Tim Fox
  Justice Bldg., 215 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59620-1401
  Phone: (406) 444-2026
  Website: www.doj.mt.gov
  
  
• Montana Department of Justice - Motor Vehicle Division
  Website: www.doj.mt.gov/driving/
  Phone: (406) 444-1772
  Email: mvd@mt.gov
  

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
  FBI/FTC's Internet Fraud Task Force
  Website: www.ic3.gov

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