Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Identity Theft
Is it agaist the law for an ex-spouse to use your name and ss# to apply and get utilities turned on in your name? If it is illegal, what are the penalties?
Asked on 1/25/06, 12:54 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Philip Iadevaia
Law Offices of Philip A. Iadevaia
Re: Identity Theft
First, you can't use another's identity to have utilities put in your name. Second, you're talking about identify theft, the penalties for which are severe. (And they should be.) If you are using another's identity to have untilities established (regardless of whose name they're in) that is fraud and punishable in criminal court as well as civil court.
Answered on 1/25/06, 1:02 pm
H.M. Torrey
The Law Offices of H.M. Torrey
Re: Identity Theft
Absolutely not. Such conduct is both a criminal offense and grounds for civil liability. If you would like a free phone consultation, contact us directly hereafter.
Answered on 1/25/06, 7:13 pm
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