Text: HSB00701 Text: HSB00703 Text: HSB00700 - HSB00799 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 13.11 IDENTITY THEFT ADVOCATE.
1 2 1. The position of identity theft advocate is established
1 3 within the consumer protection division of the department of
1 4 justice. The identity theft advocate shall perform the
1 5 advocate's duties under the direction of the attorney general.
1 6 2. The identity theft advocate shall assist in the
1 7 prevention, identification, and prosecution of identity theft
1 8 by performing the following:
1 9 a. Training law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
1 10 b. Educating the public regarding identity theft
1 11 occurrence and prevention.
1 12 c. Compiling information about criminal prosecutions and
1 13 civil actions in Iowa courts concerning identity theft.
1 14 d. Assisting victims of identity theft.
1 15 e. Assisting with the prosecution of identity theft.
1 16 f. Consulting with state agencies, including but not
1 17 limited to the department of public safety and the information
1 18 technology department, regarding the detection and prevention
1 19 of identity theft involving state agency information
1 20 technology systems.
1 21 g. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the
1 22 attorney general.
1 23 3. The staffing of this position shall be contingent upon
1 24 an appropriation from the general fund of the state to the
1 25 department of justice of a sufficient amount of funding to
1 26 attract and retain an identity theft advocate.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides for the creation of the position of
1 29 identity theft advocate within the consumer protection
1 30 division of the department of justice. The bill provides that
1 31 the identity theft advocate shall perform the advocate's
1 32 duties under the direction of the attorney general.
1 33 The bill provides that the identity theft advocate shall
1 34 assist in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
1 35 identity theft, and specifies several specific
2 1 responsibilities relating thereto. The bill provides that the
2 2 identity theft advocate shall train law enforcement officers
2 3 and prosecutors, educate the public regarding identity theft
2 4 occurrence and prevention, compile information about criminal
2 5 prosecutions and civil actions concerning identity theft,
2 6 assist identity theft victims and prosecution efforts, consult
2 7 with state agencies, including but not limited to the
2 8 department of public safety and the information technology
2 9 department, regarding the detection and prevention of identity
2 10 theft involving state agency information technology systems,
2 11 and perform other duties as assigned by the attorney general.
2 12 The bill additionally provides that staffing the position of
2 13 identity theft advocate shall be contingent upon receipt of a
2 14 sufficient appropriation from the general fund of the state to
2 15 the department of justice.
2 16 LSB 5356DP 79
2 17 rn/cf/24
Text: HSB00701 Text: HSB00703 Text: HSB00700 - HSB00799 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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