New Mexico

Identity theft laws in New Mexico

• Identity theft Law - H.B. 317, 2001 Leg, 45th Sess.
  http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/01%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/hb0317fv.html
   
• Spam Law - § 57-12-23.
  www.spamlaws.com/state/nm.shtml
   
• New Mexico 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 New Mexico

• Freeze Law - SB 165:
  http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0165.pdf
  
  • Effective July 1, 2007
  • Applies to all consumers.
  • Free for residents over 65 years of age, identity theft victims with copy of police or investigative report.
  • How to place a security freeze in New Mexico:
    www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityNM.pdf
  • Place the freeze over the phone
    • Equifax - 800-685-1111
    • Experian - 888-397-3742
    • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

• Attorney General: Gary King (D)
  P.O. Drawer 1508, Sante Fe, NM 87504-1508
  Phone: (505) 827-6000
  Website: www.ago.state.nm.us
   
• AG's Identity Theft Repair Kit
  Website: www.ago.state.nm.us/know/idtheft/idtheft_repair_kit.htm
   

Legal Assistance in New Mexico

• VICARS
  Phone: (888) 343-4414
  Website: www.idvictim.org

  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 New Mexico that you would like to see on this page, please email ITRC.