House File 683 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY LUKAN and CLUTE Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the department of justice establishing an 2 internet website for the victims of identity theft. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2645YH 82 5 jm/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 13.11 INTERNET WEBSITE == 1 2 IDENTITY THEFT. 1 3 1. The department shall maintain an internet website 1 4 available to victims of identity theft as described in section 1 5 715A.8. 1 6 2. The internet website shall allow a victim of identity 1 7 theft to report the crime on the website and have the victim's 1 8 report routed to the appropriate law enforcement agency with 1 9 jurisdiction over the investigation of the crime. 1 10 3. The department may expand the internet website to 1 11 provide other identity theft=related services to victims of 1 12 identity theft. 1 13 EXPLANATION 1 14 This bill requires the department of justice to establish 1 15 an internet website for the victims of identity theft. 1 16 The bill provides that the internet website shall allow a 1 17 victim of identity theft to report a crime on the website and 1 18 have the victim's report routed to the appropriate law 1 19 enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of 1 20 the crime. 1 21 The bill also permits the department of justice to expand 1 22 the internet website to provide other services to victims of 1 23 identity theft. 1 24 LSB 2645YH 82 1 25 jm:nh/es/88