Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4040/5 – Findings
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The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Identity theft is a major and growing problem in
(1) Identity theft is a major and growing problem in
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the United States and in Illinois.
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(2) An individual‘s social security number is a
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primary means of identifying the individual, and the unauthorized disclosure of the individual’s social security number creates a substantial risk that the individual’s identity may be stolen.
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(3) Certain State officers and agencies require
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individuals to disclose their social security numbers for various reasons, thus creating the potential for the theft of those individuals’ identities if their social security numbers are further disclosed without authorization.
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(4) The State should take all necessary steps to
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ensure that the procedures used by its officers and agencies do not facilitate the theft of individuals’ identities through the unauthorized disclosure of those individuals’ social security numbers.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4040/5
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14