North Carolina

North Carolina

Identity theft laws in North Carolina

• Identity theft Law - N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113.20 to 14-133-.23
  www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1048v5.pdf
   
• Data Breach Law - H1248
  www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=S1048 
   
• Spam Law - § 14-453.
  www.spamlaws.com/state/nc.shtml

Credit Freeze law in North Carolina

• Freeze Law - North Carolina General Statutes §75-63:
  www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_75/gs_75-63.pdf
  
  • Effective date: December 1, 2005
  • No fees for ID theft victims with valid report/complaint with law enforcement
    agency.
  • For others, up to $10 to place, remove, or temporarily suspend.
  • For instructions on how to place your security freeze from the
    North Carolina Attorney General, go to:
    www.ncdoj.com/DocumentStreamerClient?directory=Publications&file=securityfreeze.pdf

Contacts in North Carolina

• Attorney General: Roy Cooper (D)
  Dept. of Justice, P.O.Box 629, Raleigh, NC 27602-0629
  Phone: (919) 716-6400
  Website: www.ncdoj.com/default.jsp
   
• AG's Identity Theft Victim's Toolkit
  Website: http://noscamnc.gov/toolkit.html
   
• DMV
  Website: www.ncdot.org/dmv/
  Identity Theft: www.ncdot.org/dmv/other_services/licensetheft/identityTheft.html