Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Identity Theft laws in Wisconsin

• Identity theft Law - Wis. Stat. § 943.201:
  http://privacy.wi.gov/laws/wisconsin/identity_theft.jsp
   
• Data Breach Law
  www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/SB-164.pdf
   
• Spam Law - 944.25
  www.spamlaws.com/state/wv.shtml
   

Credit Freeze Law in Wisconsin

• Freeze Law - Text of Section 138.25 Wisconsin Statutes (AB 912):
  www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/AB-912.pdf
  
  • Effective Date: January 1, 2007
  • Applies to all consumers
  • No fee for an "individual who submits evidence satisfactory to the CRAs that the individual made a report to a law enforcement agency.
  • Up to $10 for others to place, thaw or remove freeze. Passed March 16, 2006.
  • How to place the freeze: www.consumersunion.org/pdf/security/securityWI.pdf

Contacts in Wisconsin

• Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen (R)
  State Capitol, Ste. 114 E., P.O.Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857
  Phone: (608) 266-1221
  Website: www.doj.state.wi.us
  
• Office of Privacy Protection 
  2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53708
  Phone: (608) 224-5163
  Email: wisconsinprivacy@datcp.state.wi.us
  Website: www.privacy.wi.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 Alaska that you would like to see on this page, please email ITRC.