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SB 460 Identity theft; increase in penalty.

Introduced by: Jeannemarie D. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Identity theft; penalties.  Imposes a Class 6 felony for an identity theft violation if five or more persons' identifying information was obtained in the same transaction or occurrence and a Class 5 felony where 50 or more persons' identifying information was obtained in the same transaction or occurrence. The bill does not change provisions of current law that punish identity theft as a Class 1 misdemeanor unless there is a financial loss greater than $200, in which case the penalty is a Class 6 felony.


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