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Criminal

Sep. 20, 2010

Identity Theft: Redact Online Court Records To Better Protect Consumers

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in California. Redaction of online court records is in the interest of all consumers, by Shehnaz M. Bhujwala of Kiesel Boucher Larson.

By Shehnaz M. Bhujwala

Identity theft, which is defined as "the unauthorized use of another person's personal identifying information to obtain credit, goods, services, money, or property" (California Civil Code Section 1798.92(a)), is one of the fastest growing crimes against consumers in this state.

According to the Consumer Sentinel Network (a clearinghouse of nationwide fraud data set up by the Federal Trade Commission), C...

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