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Written by Identity Theft Daily Staff
Monday, 13 October 2008A.G. & LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE NEW CREDIT FREEZE LAW
Utahns now have the fastest credit freeze law in the country. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Senator Carlene Walker announced today that a new state law is now in effect that allows identity theft victims to freeze their credit and protect their credit ratings.
"Utah's new credit freeze law stops identity thieves cold and quick," says Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. "Consumers can freeze and thaw their credit in 15 minutes."
...The 15 minute thaw period was the key to passing the Credit Freeze Protection law. The original 2005 bill stalled because merchants and auto dealers were troubled by the original three-day thaw period. But Senator Carlene Walker and Representative David Clark continued to work with businesses and credit bureaus to come up with a solution and the software to speed up the thaw cycle. The bill finally passed in 2006 but it gave credit bureaus until September 1, 2008 to get their computers reprogrammed....(Full text at Identity Theft daily)
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