Información disponible para las víctimas de robo de identidad

Explicación Simple

Si alguien usa tu información personal sin tu permiso, puedes reportarlo a la policía. Si no hacen su trabajo, podrías recibir dinero como compensación.

Es como si alguien entrara a tu casa y llevara tus cosas. Si no te ayudan a recuperarlas, puedes pedir que te paguen por lo que perdiste.

Ejemplo Práctico

María se da cuenta de que alguien ha utilizado su tarjeta de crédito sin su permiso. Ella va a la policía y presenta un informe. Si la policía no actúa correctamente, María podría recibir mil dólares y cubrir los costos de su abogado.

Penalidades

Si la policía no cumple con su deber, el afectado puede recibir daños reales, mil dólares y costos legales.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

However, where there has been willful failure to comply with any requirement imposed under this section, the consumer shall be awarded actual damages, a monetary penalty of one thousand dollars, and the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by the court. RCW 9.35.050 - Incident reports (1) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her financial information or means of identification has been unlawfully obtained, used by, or disclosed to another, as described in this chapter, may file an incident report with a law enforcement agency, by contacting the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over his or her actual residence, place of business, or place where the crime occurred. The law enforcement agency shall create a police incident report of the matter and provide the complainant with a copy of that report, and may refer the incident report to another law enforcement agency.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a law enforcement agency to investigate reports claiming identity theft. An incident report filed under this section is not required to be counted as an open case for purposes of compiling open case statistics. RCW 9.35.800 - Application of Consumer Protection Act The legislature finds that the practices covered by RCW 9.35.010 and 9.35.020 are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Violations of RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 9.35.010 or 9.35.020 is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, ch