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59 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, May 7, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 7, 2005 Since you asked Identity theft bills combined California has a law requiring notification of its residents whenever their personal information is stolen from a business. There have been a lot of reports lately because of that law. Are there any similar laws protecting Oregonians? I wonder if our information is not being stolen/lost, or if we just aren’t hearing about it. — Matt C., Medford Oregon currently has no such statute. But new laws could give Oregonians some protection from identity theft that Californians already have, said Jan Margosian spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Justice. While Oregon businesses now must take reasonable care with customers’ personal information, the Oregon Department of Justice recently introduced into the Legislature several bills addressing identity theft, Margosian said. The bills were consolidated into one proposed law that includes mandatory notification that the security of personal identities was breached via a business, Margosian said. However, law enforcement officials caution Oregonians to start protecting their identities on a personal level. Never carry Social Security cards or any other form of identification bearing Social Security numbers in wallets or purses. Shred all financial documents before discarding. A locking mailbox or post office box will safeguard mail from theft. Closely monitoring monthly bank and credit statements and requesting routine credit checks should alert victims to a problem before a business will, police said. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Paris Hilton Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans Tatoo tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoos Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s