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Here's a listing of numerous state and federal laws and agencies dealing with identity theft.

Federal Laws	State Laws
Credit	Credit Information Blocking
Criminal	Criminal
Privacy and Information Security	Fraud Alerts
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Criminal

Alabama	Alabama Code § 13A-8-190 through 201 (search Alabama Code for "Identity Theft")
Alaska	Alaska Stat § 11.46.565 (Click Title 11, Chapter 46, Section 565)
Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2008
Arkansas	Ark. Code Ann. § 5-37-227
California	Cal. Penal Code § 530.5-8
Colorado	Does not have specific ID Theft law.
Connecticut	Conn. Stat. § 53a-129a (criminal) Conn. Stat. § 52-571h (civil)
Delaware	Del. Code Ann. tit. II, § 854
District of Columbia	Does not have specific ID Theft law.
Florida	Fla. Stat. Ann. § 817.568
Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 16-9-120, through 128
Hawaii	HI Rev. Stat. § 708-839.6-8 (See statutes and documents)
Idaho	Idaho Code § 18-3126 (criminal)
Illinois	720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/16 G
Indiana	Ind. Code § 35-43-5-3.5
Iowa	Iowa Code § 715A.8 (criminal) Iowa Code § 714.16.B (civil)
Kansas	Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4018
Kentucky	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 514.160
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:67.16
Maine	ME Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A § 905-A
Maryland	Md. Code Ann. art. 27 § 231
Massachusetts	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 37E
Michigan	Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.285 (See Michigan compiled laws section)
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.527
Mississippi	Miss. Code Ann. § 97-19-85
Missouri	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.223
Montana	Mon. Code Ann. § 45-6-332
Nebraska	NE Rev. Stat. § 28-608 & 620
Nevada	Nev. Rev. State. § 205.463-465
New Hampshire	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 638:26
New Jersey	N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:21-17
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-16-24.1 (Go to statutes section, Chapter 30)
New York	NY CLS Penal § 190.77-190.84
North Carolina	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113.20-23
North Dakota	N.D.C.C. § 12.1-23-11 (See consumer protection)
Ohio	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2913.49
Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1533.1
Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.800
Pennsylvania	18 Pa. Cons. State § 4120
Rhode Island	R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.1-1
South Carolina	S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-500, 501
South Dakota	S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3.1.
Tennessee	TCA § 39-14-150 (criminal) TCA § 47-18-2101 (civil)
Texas	Tex. Penal Code § 32.51
Utah	Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-1101-1104
Vermont	Does not have specific ID Theft law.
Virginia	Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.3
Washington	Wash. Rev. Code § 9.35.020 (click on title 9, then chapter 35)
West Virginia	W. Va. Code § 61-3-54 (scroll down to § 61-3-54)
Wisconsin	Wis. Stat. § 943.201
Wyoming	Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-901
U.S. Territories
Guam	9 Guam Code Ann. § 46.80
U.S. Virgin Islands	Does not have specific ID Theft law.