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Findings  Title:
ANNEX: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON ID THEFT AND ID FRAUD
 

 

ANNEX: Preliminary findings on ID theft and ID fraud

taken from http://rechten.uvt.nl/idls/, where an up-to-date overview can be found

Belgium / B1. ID Theft


 


 


France / B1. ID Theft


 


 


 

Greece / B1. ID Theft



Italy / B1. ID Theft


 


 


Netherlands / B1. ID Theft


 


 


Slovakia / B1. ID Theft


 


 


Spain / B1. ID Theft


 


 


Entry 29 Mar 05, BJK

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States - Federal / B1. ID Theft


 


 


U.S. Code 

Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure
PART I — CRIMES
CHAPTER 47 — FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS

§ 1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents and information(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section—

(7) knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable State or local law; 

(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this section is—

(1) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both, if the offense is—  

(D) an offense under paragraph (7) of such subsection that involves the transfer or use of 1 or more means of identification if, as a result of the offense, any individual committing the offense obtains anything of value aggregating $1,000 or more during any 1-year period; 

(2) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both, if the offense is—  

(B) an offense under paragraph (3) or (7) of such subsection; 

(3) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, if the offense is committed—  

(A) to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 929 (a)(2)); 

(B) in connection with a crime of violence (as defined in section 924 (c)(3)); or 

(C) after a prior conviction under this section becomes final; 

(4) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 25 years, or both, if the offense is committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331 (1) of this title);

(5) in the case of any offense under subsection (a), forfeiture to the United States of any personal property used or intended to be used to commit the offense; and

(6) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, in any other case. 

IDENTITY THEFT AND ASSUMPTION DETERRENCE ACTEntry 25 Mar 05, MD

 

 


United Kingdom / B1. ID Theft



 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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