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Credit Freeze Laws by State

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

  • California
    Credit
    Freeze
    [1]
  • target="_blank">State web site [2]

Colorado

  • Colorado
    Credit Freeze
    [3]
  • target="_blank">State web site [4]

Connecticut

  • Connecticut
    Credit Freeze
    [5]
  • target="_blank">State web site [6]

Delaware

  • Delaware
    Credit Freeze
    [7]
  • target="_blank">State web site [8]

District of Columbia

  • target="_blank">State web site [9]

Florida

  • Florida Credit
    Freeze
    [10]
  • target="_blank">State web site [11]
Hawaii

  • Hawaii Credit
    Freeze
    [12]

  • State web site
    [13]
Illinois

  • Illinois Credit
    Freeze
    [14]
  • target="_blank">State web site [15]
Indiana

  • [16]
    [17]Indiana Credit
    Freeze
    [17]

  • State web site
    [18]
Kansas

  • Kansas
    Credit Freeze
    [16]
Kentucky

  • Kentucky
    Credit Freeze
    [19]
  • target="_blank">State web site [20]
Louisiana

  • Louisiana Credit
    Freeze
    [21]
  • target="_blank">State web site [22]
Maine

  • Maine Credit
    Freeze
    [23]
  • target="_blank">State web site [24]
Maryland

  • Maryland Credit
    Freeze
    [25]Maryland
    Credit Freeze
    [25]

  • State web site
    [26]
Massachusetts

  • Massachusetts
    Credit Freeze
    [27]

  • State web site
    [28]
Minnesota

  • Minnesota
    Credit Freeze
    [29]
  • target="_blank">State web site [30]
Mississippi

  • target="_blank"> [31]
    Mississippi Credit Freeze
    [32]
Montana

  • Montana Credit
    Freeze
    [33]
  • target="_blank">State web site [31]
Nebraska

  • [34]
    Nebraska Credit Freeze
    [35]
Nevada

  • Nevada
    Credit Freeze
    [34]
New Hampshire

  • New
    Hampshire Credit Freeze
    [36]
New Jersey

  • New Jersey Credit
    Freeze
    [37]
  • target="_blank">State web site [38]
New Mexico

  • target="_blank"> [39]
    New Mexico Credit Freeze
    [40]
  • target="_blank">State web site [39]
New York

  • New York Credit
    Freeze
    [41]

  • State web site
    [42]
North Carolina


  • North Carolina Credit Freeze
    [43]
  • target="_blank">State web site [44]
North Dakota

  • North Dakota
    Credit Freeze
    [45]

  • State web site
    [46]
Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma Credit
    Freeze
    [47]
Oregon

  • target="_blank"> [48]
    Oregon Credit Freeze
    [49]

  • State web site
    [50]
Pennsylvania

  • target="_blank"> [48]
    Pennyslvania Credit Freeze
    [51]
  • target="_blank">State web site [48]
Rhode Island

  • Rhode Island
    Credit Freeze
    [52]
  • target="_blank">State web site [53]
South Dakota

  • South Dakota
    Credit Freeze
    [54]
  • target="_blank">State web site [55]
Texas

  • Texas Credit
    Freeze
    [56]

Tennessee

  • Tennessee Credit
    Freeze
    [57]

Utah

  • Utah Credit Freeze [58]
  • target="_blank">State web site [59]
Vermont

  • Vermont Credit
    Freeze
    [60]
  • target="_blank">State web site [2]
Washington

  • Washington Credit
    Freeze
    [61]
  • target="_blank">State web site [62]

West Virginia

  • West
    Virginia Credit Freeze
    [63]
  • target="_blank">State web site [64]

Wisconsin

  • Wisconsin Credit
    Freeze
    [65]
  • target="_blank">State web site [66]

Wyoming

  • Wyoming Credit
    Freeze
    [67]
  • target="_blank">State web site [68]

Source URL: http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/credit-freeze-laws-states.html

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"