Texas

Identity Theft laws in Texas

• Identity theft Law - Tex. Penal Code § 32.51
  http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/PE/content/htm/pe.007.00.000032.00.htm
   
• Spam Law -   Sec. 46.001. 
  www.spamlaws.com/state/tx.shtml

Texas Credit Freeze

• Freeze Law - Texas Business & Commerce Code Ann. § 20.031 to 20.039 Text of statute:
  www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/TX_security_%20freeze_law.pdf
  • Effective: September 1, 2003 for identity theft victims;
    September 1, 2007 for all consumers
  • No fees for identity theft victims.
  • Beginning September 1, 2007, all other consumers pay $10 to place the freeze, lift it temporarily, or to remove it altogether. $12 to lift the freeze temporarily for a specific creditor.
  • How to place freeze :
    www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityTX.pdf

Contacts in Texas

• Attorney General: Greg Abbott (R)
  Capitol Station, P.O.Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
  Phone: (615) 741-5860
  Website: www.oag.state.tx.us/
   
• OAG Texas Fights Identity Theft
  Website: www.texasfightsidtheft.gov 
  Identity Theft Victim's Kit: www.oag.state.tx.us/ag_publications/pdfs/IDTheft_Affidavit.pdf
   
• Texas Department of Public Safety
  Driver License Division
  Phone: (512) 424-2600 (English)
             (512) 424-7181 (Spanish)
  Website: www.txdps.state.tx.us 
   

Legal Assistance in Texas

• 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 Texas that you would like to see on this page, please email ITRC.