New Hampshire

Identity theft laws in New Hampshire

• Identity theft Law - N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 638:26 to 638:27
  www.gencourt.state.nh.us/RSA/html/LXII/638/638-26.htm

• Identity theft Law - N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 638:27
  www.gencourt.state.nh.us/RSA/html/LXII/638/638-27.htm
• Data Breach Law - HB1660
  www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2006/HB1660.html
   
• New Hampshire Expanded Identity Theft Laws
  Provided by ID Safety in partnership with International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bank of America

• Freeze Law - New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated 359B:23 (SB334):
  www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/NH_security_%20freeze_law.pdf
  
  • Effective date: January 1, 2007
  • Applies to all consumers
  • Fees: No fee for ID theft victims who submit a copy of a police report, investigative
    report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency, for others $10 to place, temporarily lift or remove
  • for instructions on how to place a security freeze in New Hampshire
    www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityNH.pdf
  • Place the freeze over the phone
    • Equifax - 800-685-1111
    • Experian - 888-397-3742
    • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

Contacts in New Hampshire

• Attorney General: Kelly Ayotte (R)
  State House Annex, 33 Capitol St., Concord, NH 03301-6397
  Phone: (603) 271-3658
  Website: www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/