Colorado § 19-7-102 - Protection against identity theft.

§ 19-7-102. Protection against identity theft.

(1) The court shall ensure that each youth in foster care who is in the legal custody of a county department of human or social services or the department of human services and who is at least fourteen years of age obtains or receives free annual credit reports from the department of human services or a county department of human or social services. The county department of human or social services or the department of human services shall inform the court with jurisdiction over the youth, if any, of any inaccuracies in a report and refer the matter to a governmental or nonprofit entity on the referral list developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in a report if the credit report shows evidence of possible identity theft. The youth's counsel for youth shall advise the youth of possible consequences of and options to address the possible identity theft, including the right to report the matter to law enforcement and seek possible prosecution of the offender.

(2) (a) On or before July 31, 2012, the department of human services shall develop, in consultation with county departments of human or social services, a referral list of governmental and nonprofit entities that are authorized to assist a youth in foster care who has found evidence of possible identity theft on his or her credit report. An entity on the referral list developed pursuant to this subsection (2) is authorized to take any necessary remedial actions to clear the youth's credit record and shall report the results of its actions to the department of human services or the county department of human or social services with legal custody of the youth.

(b) In compiling the referral list pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the state department of human services, and any county departments of human or social services consulted therein, are not subject to liability pursuant to the extent provided by article 10 of title 24.

Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (SB 11-120), ch. 102, p. 322, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) and (2)(a) amended, (SB 13-047), ch. 359, p. 2107, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2018: (2)(b) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 434, § 80, effective August 8. L. 2022: (1) amended, (HB 22-1038), ch. 92, p. 444, § 31, effective January 9, 2023. L. 2024: (1) amended, (HB 24-1017), ch. 122, p. 406, § 2, effective August 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018. For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1038, see section 1 of chapter 92, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.