Credit report freeze laws have been enacted in all but 11 states.
California passed
the first credit freeze law [1] back in 2002. Now almost all of
the states have a law on the books.
Individuals living in states that have passed laws regarding
freezing credit reports must abide by those laws. There are
variations between states, so check out your state's website for
details on how to place a freeze on your credit report.
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Hawaii
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire |
New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Oklahoma |
Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Dakota
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
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Links:
[1] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/california-credit-freeze
[2] http://www.privacyprotection.ca.gov/sheets/cis10securityfreeze.htm"
[3] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_colorado_sb05-137.html
[4] http://www.ago.state.co.us/idtheft/securityfreeze.cfm"
[5] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_connecticut.html
[6] http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=1949&Q=293270"
[7] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_delaware_sb109.html
[8] http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/SS 1 FOR SB 109/$file/Engross.html?open"
[9] http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/images/00001/20061218135957.pdf"
[10] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_florida_hb37.html
[11] http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0037er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0037&Session=2006"
[12] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_hawaii_hb1871.html
[13] http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/quicklinks/id_theft_info/new_security_freeze
[14] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_illinois_.html
[15] http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=081505050K2MM"
[16] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_kansas_SB 196 .html
[17] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_indiana.html
[18] http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_democrats/repsites/r26/R26_20071001.html
[19] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_kentucky_HB 54.html
[20] http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/06RS/HB54.htm"
[21] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_louisiana_.html
[22] http://www.ag.state.la.us/calerts/alert0015.aspx"
[23] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_maine_.html
[24] http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280015326&LD=581&Type=1&SessionID=6"
[25] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_maryland.html
[26] http://www.dllr.state.md.us/finance/advisories/advisory10-07.htm
[27] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_massachusetts.html
[28] http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocamodulechunk&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Our Agencies and Divisions&L3=Division of Professional Licensure&sid=Eoca&b=terminalcontent&f=dpl_data_security_freeze_law&csid=Eoca
[29] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_minnesota_sb2002.html
[30] http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2002.4.html&session=ls84"
[31] http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billpdf/SB0116.pdf"
[32] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_mississippi.html
[33] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_montana.html
[34] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_nevada_NRS 598C.html
[35] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_nebraska.html
[36] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_newhampshire_SB334.html
[37] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_newjersey_.html
[38] http://www.njdobi.org/creditfreeze.htm"
[39] http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07 Regular/final/SB0165.pdf"
[40] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_newmexico.html
[41] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_newyork_.html
[42] http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/security_freeze.htm
[43] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_northcarolina_General Statutes §75-63.html
[44] http://www.ncdoj.com/DocumentStreamerClient?directory=Publications&file=securityfreeze.pdf"
[45] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_northdakota.html
[46] http://www.ag.nd.gov/CPAT/SecurityFreeze/SecurityFreeze-2007.pdf
[47] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_oklahoma_.html
[48] http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2005&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=0180"
[49] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_oregon.html
[50] http://www.doj.state.or.us/finfraud/idtheft.shtml
[51] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_pennsylvania.html
[52] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_rhodeisland_.html
[53] http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText06/HouseText06/H7148Aaa.pdf"
[54] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_southdakota_.html
[55] http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2006/bills/SB180enr.htm"
[56] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_texas_.html
[57] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_tennessee.html
[58] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_utah_.html
[59] http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/sbillenr/sb0071.htm"
[60] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_vermont_.html
[61] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_washington_.html
[62] http://www.atg.wa.gov/AskAG/AskAG_CreditFreeze_20051010.shtml"
[63] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_westvirginia.html
[64] http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB428 SUB1 enr.htm"
[65] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/legislation_wisconsin_.html
[66] http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/AB-912.pdf"
[67] http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/security_freeze_wyoming.html
[68] http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/billindex/BillCrossRef.aspx?type=SF"