Research FAQ's: Identity Theft

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IDENTITY THEFT LINKS

National Conference of State Legislatures - Identity Theft State Statutes: Chart summarizing the criminal penalties, restitution and identity theft passport laws in every state.
Federal Trade Commission: National Resource for ID Theft: Information for consumers, businesses and law enforcement. Includes how to file a complaint with the FTC, table of state and federal laws, common scams and identity theft statistics.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Fact sheets discussing how to protect your information, what to do if you are a victim of identity theft, and more.
Identity Management: from LexisNexis.
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Social Security Numbers in Commerce: Reconciling Beneficial Uses with Threats to Privacy.

OHIO RESOURCES:

Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Department of Administrative Services: Office of Information Security and Privacy
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio State Highway Patrol: Excellent resource for steps to take in addressing identity theft.

ARTICLES

Baum, Lewis and Cookson, Ken, What you need to know about the Red Flags Rule - Identity theft protection programs, 2 Cleve. Metro. BJ, 10 (Nov. 2009)
Sandrock, Scott P. and Waesch, Amanda L., The FACTA is... are you in compliance? New regulations require healthcare providers to implement identity theft prevention programs, 1 Cleve. Metro. BJ 36 (Mar. 2009)
Wells, Amy L., The price of identity theft for Ohio consumers, 18 Ohio Trial 37 (Spr. 2008)
Wernick, Alan S., Red Flags Rule: Will you be compliant or complacent?, 23 Ohio Lawyer 15 (Jul./Aug. 2009)

IDENTITY THEFT LINKS

National Conference of State Legislatures - Identity Theft State Statutes: Chart summarizing the criminal penalties, restitution and identity theft passport laws in every state.

Federal Trade Commission: National Resource for ID Theft: Information for consumers, businesses and law enforcement. Includes how to file a complaint with the FTC, table of state and federal laws, common scams and identity theft statistics.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Fact sheets discussing how to protect your information, what to do if you are a victim of identity theft, and more.

Identity Management: from LexisNexis.

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Social Security Numbers in Commerce: Reconciling Beneficial Uses with Threats to Privacy.

OHIO RESOURCES:

Ohio Attorney General

Ohio Department of Administrative Services: Office of Information Security and Privacy

Mercer County Sheriff’s Office

Ohio State Highway Patrol: Excellent resource for steps to take in addressing identity theft.

ARTICLES

Baum, Lewis and Cookson, Ken, What you need to know about the Red Flags Rule - Identity theft protection programs, 2 Cleve. Metro. BJ, 10 (Nov. 2009)

Sandrock, Scott P. and Waesch, Amanda L., The FACTA is... are you in compliance? New regulations require healthcare providers to implement identity theft prevention programs, 1 Cleve. Metro. BJ 36 (Mar. 2009)

Wells, Amy L., The price of identity theft for Ohio consumers, 18 Ohio Trial 37 (Spr. 2008)

Wernick, Alan S., Red Flags Rule: Will you be compliant or complacent?, 23 Ohio Lawyer 15 (Jul./Aug. 2009)