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Legal Topics: Identity Theft

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  • Minnesota Statutes, Identity Theft is a subheading under the index topic of Theft.
  • Consumer Security Freeze. See Minn. Stat. Chapter 13C, §§ 13C.016 to 13C.019.
  • Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, from LLRX.com.

    • Resources:

  • The Minnesota Attorney General's office has information on both preventing and dealing with identity theft on its website. Pull down the topic Consumer and look under Consumer A to Z. Included are:
  • Protect Yourself From Identity Theft , from the Minnesota Attorney General's Office,
  • Instructions for Completing the ID Theft Affidavit, from the Minnesota Attorney General's Office,
  • and the consumer alert pamphlet, What To Do When Your Personal Information Is Breached, from the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
  • Identity Theft, from the Federal Trade Commission. On this site, consumers can learn how to avoid identity theft, and learn what to do if their identity is stolen. Businesses can learn how to help their customers deal with identity theft, as well as how to prevent problems in the first place. Law enforcement can get resources and learn how to help victims of identity theft.
  • Tools for Victims, from the FTC.
  • Filing a complaint with the FTC, from the FTC.
  • Victim Resources: Letter Templates, from the Identity Theft Resource Center.
  • Identity Theft and Your Tax Records, from the IRS.
  • Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number, from the Social Security Administration.
  • Identity Theft, from Nolo.

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