Why on earth would the Attorney General be opposed to a civil penalty against identity thieves? Identity theft victims have to spend years fighting the IRS and Credit Reporting agencies trying to restore their names.

According to the A.G. over 130,000 Utahns have had their identities compromised, including many children. Maybe it's time for a new A.G. who is actually willing to protect citizens.

Have a chilling affect on the entire hispanic community is a misstatement in its entirety. The chilling affect will be with the ILLEGAL hispanic community. The leagal and citizen hispanics have nothing to fear from legislation trying to rid america of the illegals. Many of the citizen hispanics are just as infuriated about the lack of state and federal government to stop the infestation of illegals in our communities. When people in government and business complain about legislation and laws directed at illegals, 95% illegal mexicans, the cry comes from supporters of illegals about discrimination. We are discriminating and have every right to do so when it comes to violating immigration laws. If they happen to be mexican, which they are, then so be it. These illegals have penetrated across Mexico as mexicans so their claims to be from different countries is moot and they all fit in the same catagory of decendency and race. Their country of origin does not make their illegal status any different or laws pertaining to their looks a matter of differentiation. Illegal alien pertains to every race and nationality regardless of origin. Calling them illegal immigrants is a misnomer also as immigrants process in.

Illegals can worry about being disenfranchised when they go home to thier own country. Us legal citizens have been victimized by them long enough. Long live HB-237!

Say, maybe billing the feds for services would need a little help from our Congressmen in Washington. Just ask Hatch and Cannon to grease the skids so you can get reimbursement.
Oh wait, they are both in the pockets of agri-biz. They are on the other side of this issue.
Maybe a couple of Congressmen in Colorado would be willing to step up in our behalf.
Really, the feds pay a pittance to reimburse hospital costs, and the federal grants to law enforcement are anemic. I for one wouldn't give up so easy on sending invoices to the feds. The voters hate unfunded mandates and they would be grateful if you would represent their interests.

Why on earth would the Atty General be opposed to a civil penalty against identity thieves? I guess it depends on the damage done. If all someone does is work on your number and doesn't commit any fraud, then no harm done.

If the bill has no civil penalties then it has no teeth. So many that have their identities go through years of fighting to clear their name and at a substantial cost. The out of pocket costs are minimal compared to the increase cost of insurance, finance charges, and the like which they have to pay until they get their credit straightened out.

Some people lose all they had.

If there are no penalties then what good it the law?

Any public official who is namned in this article as opposed to honnoring and upholding the law should resign immeadiatly. The attorney general is opposed ? What about his promise to uphold and sustain the law!!! Mr. Shurtleff, you are a disgrace.