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SUMMARY

Synopsis of HJC Substitute

The House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bills 71, 146 and 627 creates a new section of the Criminal Code that makes theft of identity a crime.

Significant Issues

"Theft of identity" consists of a person willfully obtaining personal identifying information (name, address, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, place of employment, employee identification number, demand deposit account number, savings account number, credit card number or the maiden name of the person's mother) of another person and using the information to obtain money or anything else of value without consent.

Theft of identity when there is no direct financial impact on the person who did not authorize the use of personal identifying information is a misdemeanor. Theft of identity to obtain money, credit, goods, services or anything of value less than $1.0 is also a misdemeanor. Theft of identity between $1.0 and $2.5 is a fourth degree felony; between $2.5 and $20.0 is a third degree felony; and over $20.0 is a fourth degree felony.

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