Kansas Identity Theft (K.S.A. § 50-6,139)

Kansas Identity Theft

K.S.A. § 50-6,139

 

CITATION:

50-6,139. Identity theft; identity fraud; unconscionable act or practice; Wayne Owen act. (a) The conduct prohibited by K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6107, and amendments thereto, constitutes an unconscionable act or practice in violation of K.S.A. 50-627, and amendments thereto, and any person who engages in such conduct shall be subject to the remedies and penalties provided by the Kansas consumer protection act.

(b) For the purposes of the remedies and penalties provided by the Kansas consumer protection act:

(1) The person committing the conduct prohibited by K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6107, and amendments thereto, shall be deemed the supplier, and the person who is the victim of such conduct shall be deemed the consumer; and

(2) proof of a consumer transaction shall not be required.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act.

(d) The provisions of this section and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 50-6,139a and 50-6,139b, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Wayne Owen act.

History: L. 2013, ch. 123, § 6; L. 2016, ch. 103, § 3; July 1.

 

50-6,139a. Attorney general assistance for victims of identity-related crimes. (a) Within the limits of available resources, the attorney general may assist victims of identity theft, identity fraud and related crimes and violations in obtaining refunds in relation to fraudulent or unauthorized charges or debits, canceling fraudulent accounts, correcting false information in consumer reports caused by identity theft or identity fraud, correcting false information in personnel files and court records, obtaining security freezes, completing identity theft affidavits, filing complaints and related matters.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act.

History: L. 2016, ch. 103, § 1; July 1.

 

For more information, see here:  http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020/b2019_20/statute/050_000_0000_chapter/050_006_0000_article/050_006_0139_section/050_006_0139_k/

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http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020/b2019_20/statute/050_000_0000_chapter/050_006_0000_article/050_006_0139a_section/050_006_0139a_k/

 

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