Alabama Identity Theft Laws

• Identity Theft – Obtaining any of the following without authorization of the victim and with the intent to defraud anyone:
  • Identifying information that could be used to access financial resources, get identification documents, or obtain other benefits
  • Goods or services using the victim’s identifying information
  • Identification documents in the victim’s name
  • A job through the use of the victim’s identification
• Trafficking in Stolen Identities – Manufacturing, buying, or selling any identification documents or information, without the permission of the victim, for the purpose of committing identity theft.
  • Note that possessing five or more identification documents of one person or identifying information of five or more different people, without their permission, creates the presumption the identities are possessed in violation of this law.
• Obstructing Justice Using a False Identity – Using identification documents or information of another person or a fictitious person to avoid arrest, prosecution, or to otherwise impede a criminal investigation.

• Identity Theft is a Class B felony that can be punished by between 2 and 20 years in prison and up to a $30,000 fine.
• Trafficking in stolen identities is also a Class B felony.
• Obstructing Justice Using a False Identity is a Class C felony that can be penalized by 1-10 years in prison and not more than a $15,000 fine.

Offenders will also have to make restitution or pay back any victims for their financial losses, including the costs of correcting the victim’s credit reports or paid in proceedings to get rid of debts or liens that were caused by the theft.

Also, defendants will have to pay $25 per day for time spent in jail or prison.