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Remedies Available to Victims of Identity Theft (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised March 21, 2003
Report Number RS21163
Report Type Report
Authors Angie A. Welborn, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

This report provides an overview of the federal laws that could assist victims of identity theft with purging inaccurate information from their credit records and removing unauthorized charges from credit accounts, as well as federal laws that impose criminal penalties on those who assume another person's identity through the use of fraudulent identification documents. Similar state laws and recent legislative proposals aimed at preventing identity theft and providing additional remedies are also discussed.