Pennsylvania

Identity Theft laws in Pennsylvania

• Identity theft Law - 18 Pa. Cons. State § 4120 
   
• Spam Law - § 5903.
  www.spamlaws.com/state/pa.shtml
   
• Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

• Freeze Law - SB 180, see:
  www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2005&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=0180
  
  • Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
  • Applies to all consumers, $10 to place but no fees for ID theft victims or seniors 65 years +. Freeze lasts 7 years.
  • How to place your security freeze in Pennsylvania:
    www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityPA.pdf
  • Place the freeze over the phone
    • Equifax - 800-685-1111
    • Experian - 888-397-3742
    • TransUnion - 800-680-7289

Contacts in Pennsylvania

• Attorney General: William H. Ryan Jr.
  1600 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120
  Phone: (717) 787-3391
  Website: www.attorneygeneral.gov