Bill Text: IL HR0861 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the month of December 2010 as Identity Theft Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR0861 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0861-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Approximately 15 million residents in the United | ||||||
3 | States have their identities stolen each year; the costs | ||||||
4 | associated with these thefts are approximately $50 billion; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The average individual loss from an identity theft | ||||||
6 | case is around $3,500; the average amount of time a person | ||||||
7 | spends recovering from the consequences of identity theft is | ||||||
8 | approximately 25 hours; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Among the many different types of identity theft, | ||||||
10 | the most common form is financial identity theft, which can | ||||||
11 | lead to serious consequences, including damaged credit, credit | ||||||
12 | and debit card fraud, checking and savings account fraud, | ||||||
13 | investment account fraud, mortgage and other loan fraud, and | ||||||
14 | tax fraud; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Recovering losses from identity theft is very | ||||||
16 | difficult, particularly for low-income families that are | ||||||
17 | already struggling with their finances; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Many people are unaware of the need to protect | ||||||
19 | themselves from identity thieves; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
2 | designate the month of December 2010 as Identity Theft | ||||||
3 | Awareness Month in the State of Illinois in order to raise | ||||||
4 | awareness of identity theft and its effects on Illinois | ||||||
5 | citizens and their families.
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