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Will Colorado finally have ID theft legislation?
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 by Tom Fragala
Colorado, way behind the rest of the country, may see real ID theft legislation if a new bill gets passed.
Fraud, forgery and identity theft share close ties with a rising methamphetamine problem in Weld County -- a tie not easily broken when the desperation of addiction enters the mix.
"To get their meth labs going, they need the money to get the materials," said Rep. Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley. "Meth hooks people very rapidly. Once they hook, they'll do virtually anything to get more."
To help eliminate one link in that chain, Riesberg is co-sponsoring a bill that would make identity theft a class four felony in Colorado, which typically carries a sentence of two to six years in prison. Colorado has no laws pertaining to identity theft, and existing laws only affect fraud and forgery.
More: Greeley Tribune - News.
Filed under: Identity Theft
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