Ohio

Ohio State Data Breach Consumer Notice Info   June 18, 2007

State of Ohio Privacy & Security Information Center
http://www.privacy.ohio.gov/

Identity theft laws in Ohio

• Identity theft Law - Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2913.49
  www.franklincountyohio.gov/probate/126.cfm
   
• Data Breach Law
  http://lsc.state.oh.us/coderev/hou126.nsf/House+Bill+Number/0104?OpenDocument
   
• Spam Law - § 2307.64.
  www.spamlaws.com/state/oh.shtml

Ohio Identity Theft Passport Program

• Identity theft Law – 109.94
  www.ag.state.oh.us/victim/idtheft/fact_sheet.pdf

Security Freeze Provided by the three Credit Reporting Agencies
As of November 1^st, 2007 all three credit reporting agencies are voluntarily offering Security Freezes to all states that do not currently have a freeze law. To apply for this freeze you will need to write to all three credit reporting agencies.

We have provided for you a pre-made letter form (Letter Form 124A ) to submit with your documentation to Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. You will need to place the freeze with all three credit reporting agencies. Placing it on one will only place it with that specific company. 

  Include in your packet:

• A copy of your State ID or driver’s license
• A copy of your social security card
• A copy of a bill, bank statement, or pay stub with the same name and address that appears on your state ID
• If you have recently moved include a photocopy of your change of address card with your state ID.
• If you are a victim of Identity Theft, include a copy of your police report. This will give you the freeze for free.
• If you are not a victim of identity theft, include the amount of $10 per company to place the freeze.

Equifax's website about the freeze - http://www.equifax.com/cs/Satellite/EFX_Content_C1/1165255679060/5-1/5-1_Layout.htm?packedargs=Locale=en_US

Experian’s website about the freeze - www.experian.com/consumer/security_freeze.html#state 

Contacts in Ohio

• Attorney General: Marc Dann (D)
  State Office Tower, 30 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43266-0410
  Phone: (614) 466-4320
  Website: www.ag.state.oh.us
• Report Medicaid Fraud
  Phone: 614-466-0722
  Online Report Form: www.ag.state.oh.us/le/prosecuting/hcf/report.asp
• Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
  Phone: 614-752-7500               TDD: 614-752-4559
  Website: www.bmv.ohio.gov/bmv.asp
• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
  Website: www.jfs.ohio.gov/index.stm
• Report Welfare Fraud
  Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
  Office of Research, Assessment & Accountability
  Bureau of Program Integrity Fraud Control Section
  4020 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219
  Email: fcs@odjfs.state.oh.us
  Website: www.odjfs.state.oh.us/fraud/index.asp
  Online Report: www.odjfs.state.oh.us/fraud/form.asp
  Phone: 614-728-7741  (local)
             800-627-8133