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Statutes by State
By karen | July 17, 2007
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/privacy/idt-statutes.htm
as of July 13, 2006
| State | Statutory Citation | Title | Penalty |
| Alabama | 13A-8-190 to 13A-8-201 2006 Act 148 | The Consumer Identity Protection Act | Identity theft is a Class C felony Trafficking in stolen identities is a Class B felony Obstructing justice using a false identity is a Class C felony. |
| Alaska | 11.46.180 | Theft by deception | First degree is a Class B felony Second degree is a Class C felony Third degree is a Class A misdemeanor Fourth degree is a Class B misdemeanor |
| Arizona | 13-2008 13-2009 13-2010 | Taking identity of another person; classification Aggravated taking identity of another person or entity;classification Trafficking in the identity of another person or entity; classification |
Class 4 felony Class 3 felony Class 2 felony |
| Arkansas | 5-37-227 5-37-228 | Financial identity fraud Identity theft passport | Class C felony |
| California | Penal Code 530.5 to 530.8 | Upon conviction a person shall be punished either by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both that imprisonment and fine, or by imprisonment in the state prison, a fine not to exceed $10,000, or both that imprisonment and fine. Every person who, with the intent to defraud, acquires, transfers, or retains possession of the personal identifying information of another person is guilty of a public offense, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine. Every person who, with the intent to defraud, acquires, transfers, or retains possession of the personal identifying information, as defined in subdivision (b), of another person who is deployed to a location outside of the state is guilty of a public offense, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or a fine not to exceed $1,500, or by both that imprisonment and fine. |
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| Colorado | 18-5-901 et seq. 2006 Chap. 289 | Identity theft Criminal possession of a financial device Gathering identity information by deception Poessession of identity theft tools |
Class 4 felony Criminal possession of one financial device is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Criminal possession of two or more financial devices is a Class 6 felony. Criminal possession of four or more financial devices, of which at least two are issued to different account holders, is a Class 5 felony Class 5 felony Class 5 felony |
| Connecticut | 53a-129a et seq. | Identity theft in the first degree Identity theft in the second degree Identity theft in the third degree Trafficking in personal identifying information |
Class B felony - the value of the money, credit, goods, services or property obtained exceeds $10,000 Class C felony - the value of the money, credit, goods, services or property obtained exceeds $5,000 Class D felony Class D felony |
| Delaware | 11 |
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