The state laws listed below require the expungement and correction of inaccurate information from the records of an identity theft victim. Arrest records can be created in a victim's name when someone other than the victim provides the victim's identifying information when he or she is arrested. An arrest warrant can be issued when the identity thief fails to appear in Court for their hearing.
Alabama | Code of Ala. 13A-8-198 |
Alaska | Does not have specific law. |
Arizona | Does not have specific law. |
Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-9-518 |
California | Does not have specific law. |
Colorado | Does not have specific law. |
Connecticut | Does not have specific law. |
Delaware | Does not have specific law. |
District of Columbia | Does not have specific law. |
Florida | Does not have specific law. |
Georgia | Does not have specific law. |
Hawaii | Does not have specific law. |
Idaho | Does not have specific law. |
Illinois | 20 ILCS 2630/5 |
Indiana | Does not have specific law. |
Iowa | Does not have specific law. |
Kansas | K.S.A. § 22-2410 |
Kentucky | Does not have specific law. |
Louisiana | Does not have specific law. |
Maine | Does not have specific law. |
Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-3201 |
Massachusetts | Does not have specific law. |
Michigan | Does not have specific law. |
Minnesota | Does not have specific law. |
Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. § 97-45-29 |
Missouri | Mo. Code § 575.120 |
Montana | Mont. Code Anno., § 46-24-219 |
Nebraska | Does not have specific law. |
Nevada | Does not have specific law. |
New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 359-I:4 |
New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:52-28. |
New Mexico | Does not have specific law. |
New York | Does not have specific law. |
North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-147 |
North Dakota | Does not have specific law. |
Ohio | Does not have specific law. |
Oklahoma | Does not have specific law. |
Oregon | Does not have specific law. |
Pennsylvania | Does not have specific law. |
Rhode Island | Does not have specific law. |
South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 36-9-518 |
South Dakota | Does not have specific law. |
Tennessee | Does not have specific law. |
Texas | Does not have specific law. |
Utah | Does not have specific law. |
Vermont | Does not have specific law. |
Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.5 |
Washington | Does not have specific law. |
West Virginia | Does not have specific law. |
Wisconsin | Does not have specific law. |
Wyoming | Does not have specific law. |
U.S. Territories | Does not have specific law. |
Guam | Does not have specific law. |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Does not have specific law. |
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