State of New York

The following state government agencies can provide information about any state-specific
identity theft situation and/or help you with any state-specific fraud.

Agency	Reasons to Contact	Contact Information
New York Attorney General	State credit/security freeze information	ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/bureaus/consumer_fraud/ security_freeze.pdfGeneral Helpline: (800) 771-7755Identity Theft Information: ag.ny.gov/consumer-frauds-bureau/identity-theft
NY Secretary of State	Contact for issues regarding state taxes.	Website: www.dos.ny.gov/
NY Department of Consumer Protection	Information on scams, consumer alerts and identity theft information	Website: www.dos.ny.gov/consumerprotection/ Phone: (800) 697-1220 Identity Theft Consumer Complaint Form:www.dos.ny.gov/consumerprotection/form/Complaint Form1.asp
NY Motor Vehicle Division	Issues Driver’s Licenses and vehicle registrations	Website: dmv.ny.gov/ Report License or Registration Fraud dmv.ny.gov/ contact-us/report-problem-license-or-registration-fraud
NY State Office of Children and Family Services	Agency for welfare, foster care, disability, and social services.	Adult Protective Services: ocfs.ny.gov/main/psa/adultabuse.asp Report Adult Abuse – (800) 342-3009, Option 6 Child Protective Services – http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/ Contact:https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ldss.htm

 

Specialty Resources

Resource	Reasons to Contact	Contact Information
Department of Taxation and Finance / Identity Theft Declaration DTF-275	Fill out and submit with your taxes when you believe tax fraud in the state is taking place using your information.	www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/misc/dtf275_fill_in.pdf

 

While the ITRC does not give legal advice, we have provided a list of known identity theft laws that may help you.
We suggest that you share this information with an attorney or legal representative if you are going to pursue criminal or civil charges.

Law	What it Addresses
§190.77 §190.78 §190.79 §190.80 §190.80-A §190.81 §190.82 §190.83 §190.84 §20.40(l)	Laws outlining identity theft and personal identifying information (PII), the jurisdiction identity theft can be prosecuted in and the penalties after prosecution.
General Business Law §399-H State Technology Law § Article 2:201-208	Proper and improper disposal of customer paper records. Laws regarding security breaches putting consumers at risk of identity theft.
§165.17 §155.30 §165.45 §190.85	Laws regarding the improper use of payment cards and the penalties for using and selling card information. Use of skimming and scanning devices to obtain information on financial cards.
§390-B	Law defining and governing phishing.
§399-DD Public Officers 96A Labor: 203-d	Proper and improper transmission of Social Security numbers.
General Business Law §380-t	Law regarding application and terms of a credit freeze.
Executive Law: §646	Law enforcement officers are required to take any report of identity theft and provide a copy of the report to the complainant at no charge.
General Business Law §29-HH	Debt collectors must stop attempts to collect when notified the debtor is a victim of identity theft and provided with a valid police report and written statement supported by documentation.
General Business Law §399-E	Consumers cannot be denied credit based solely on the fact that they are a victim of identity theft as long as they have and have filed and produced a law enforcement report.