Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998

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Commonly abbreviated ITADA. Legislation in the United States that made it a federal offense to use another person's identifying information to commit a federal, state or local crime. It also authorized the Federal Trade Commission to register complaints of identity theft and all federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute them. The passage of ITADA marked the first time that identity theft became a crime in itself in the United States.

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No references found			30, 1998, following considerable debate about the deleterious effects of identity theft, the Federal government passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 (ITADA). Unmasking terrorist identity fraud by Wilcox, Norman A., Jr.; Regan, Thomas M. / USA Today (Magazine) The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 The federal Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 (119) ("Act") specifically labels identity theft as a crime. Identity theft: myths, methods, and new law by Towle, Holly K. / Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal Legislative Efforts The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 makes identity theft in the United States a federal crime with penalties of up to 15 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000. Protecting your identity; private information theft has become a ... by Groves, Shanna / Information Management Journal			IC-DISC ICAA ICC Ice Clause Iceberg Order Iceland Stock Exchange Icelandic Krona ICI ICMS ID IDA IDC Ideal Capacity Ideal Point Model idem sonans Identical Goods Identical Reciprocity Identical Treatment Identification Problem Identified Renewal Identified Shares Identified Transaction Identify Shares Identifying Numbers Identity Theft Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 Identity Thief IDIN Idiosyncratic Risk Idiot Card Idle Idle Capacity Idle Funds Idle Time Idou Heikin Idou heikin Shusoku Hassan Hou IDR IE IEA Petroleum Reserves IEP IFC IFO Business Climate Index IFRS IHS Global Insight Iirudokaabu Ijara Wa Iktina Ijarah Iji Shoukokin IL ILEC Iliquidez			Identity papers Identity parade identity parades identity politics Identity Preserved Agricultural Products Identity Preserved Grain Identity Property of Addition Identity Property of Addition Identity Property of Addition Identity Property of Addition Identity Protection and Management Senior Coordinating Group Identity Protection Center Identity Protection Consultants, LLC Identity Protection Program Identity Protection Technology Identity Provider Identity Provider Identity Quality Assurance identity selector Identity Service Interface Specifications identity sign Identity symmetry operator Identity symmetry operator identity system identity theft identity theft identity theft identity theft identity theft Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 Identity Theft Assistance Center Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act Identity Theft Prevention Act Identity Theft Protection Identity Theft Recovery Unit Identity Theft Resource Center Identity Thefts Identity Thefts Identity Thefts Identity Thefts Identity Theory Identity Theory Identity thief Identity thief Identity thief Identity thief Identity thieves Identity thieves Identity thieves Identity thieves Identity transformation Identity transformation identity unit identity verification identity verification Identity Verification Certificate Identity Web Services Framework Identity, Credential and Access Management Identity, Privacy and Security Institute

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