Washington

Identity Theft laws in Washington

• Identity theft Law - Wash. Rev. Code § 9.35.010
  Improperly obtaining financial information
  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.35.010
   
• Identity theft Law - Wash. Rev. Code § 9.35.020
  Identity Theft
  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.35.020
• Identity theft Law - Wash. Rev. Code § 9.35.040
  Information available to victim
  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.35.040
    
• Spam Law - § 19.190.010.
  www.spamlaws.com/state/wa.shtml
   
• Filing A Police Report - Senate Bill 5878
  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5878.PL.pdf

Freeze Law in Washington

• Freeze Law - Sec. 19.182 RCW. Text of: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Htm/Bills/Session%20Law%202005/5418.SL.htm
  • Effective date: July 24, 2005
    • Free to identity theft victims, including persons who receive a notice of a security breach of computerized personal information
    • $10 per CRA for all Non-Victims
  • Effective: Sept.1, 2008
    • Free to Victims of Identity Theft
    • Free to Adults 65 and Older
    • $10 per CRA for Data Breach Victims unless they can prove their informaiton has been used to commit identity theft.
    • $10 per CRA for all Non-Victims
  • How to place your security freeze in Washington: www.atg.wa.gov/ConsumerIssues/ID-Privacy/SecurityFreeze.aspx

• Attorney General: Rob McKenna (R)
  900 urth Street, Suite 2000, Olympia, WA 98504-0100
  Phone: (360) 753-6200
  Web: http://www.atg.wa.gov/
   
• Department of Licensing
  Website: www.dol.wa.gov/
  Identity Theft Website: www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/identitycrimes.html
  Phone: (360) 902-3915
  Email: fraud@dol.wa.gov

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