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# Assembly passes Pavley identity theft protection bill
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/assembly-passes-pavley-identity-theft-protection-bill/
- Published: 2003-05-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:09:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The full Assembly passed an identity theft protection bill authored by Assemblymember Fran Pavley on May 12.

The bill requires credit lenders to verify information on credit applications such as a person’s name and social security number match the consumer’s credit report. Current law requires that only the address be verified.

The Federal Trade Commission reported that consumer fraud complaints soared 73 percent last year. Identity theft accounts for 43 percent of the crimes tallied. “Law enforcement cites sloppy lending practices as the number one preventative measure needed to stop identity theft,” said Pavley in a press release. “Consumers deserve this added protection.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 21, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)