Colorado § 19-7-102 Protection against identity theft

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-7-102 — Protection against identity theft

Colorado § 19-7-102

Title 19Children's

Art.Youth in Foster Care

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-7-102 (2026).

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(1)The court shall ensure that each youth in foster care who is in the legal custody of a county department of human or social services or the department of human services and who is at least fourteen years of age obtains or receives free annual credit reports from the department of human services or a county department of human or social services. The county department of human or social services or the department of human services shall inform the court with jurisdiction over the youth, if any, of any inaccuracies in a report and refer the matter to a governmental or nonprofit entity on the referral list developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in a report if the credit report shows evidence of possible

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(1) The court shall ensure that
each youth in foster care who is in the legal custody of a county department of
human or social services or the department of human services and who is at least
fourteen years of age obtains or receives free annual credit reports from the
department of human services or a county department of human or social services.
The county department of human or social services or the department of human
services shall inform the court with jurisdiction over the youth, if any, of any
inaccuracies in a report and refer the matter to a governmental or nonprofit entity
on the referral list developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for
assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in a report if the credit
report shows evidence of possible identity theft. The youth's counsel for youth shall
advise the youth of possible consequences of and options to address the possible
identity theft, including the right to report the matter to law enforcement and seek
possible prosecution of the offender.

(2) (a) On or before July 31, 2012, the department of human services shall
develop, in consultation with county departments of human or social services, a
referral list of governmental and nonprofit entities that are authorized to assist a
youth in foster care who has found evidence of possible identity theft on his or her
credit report. An entity on the referral list developed pursuant to this subsection (2)
is authorized to take any necessary remedial actions to clear the youth's credit
record and shall report the results of its actions to the department of human
services or the county department of human or social services with legal custody of
the youth.

(b) In compiling the referral list pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section,
the state department of human services, and any county departments of human or
social services consulted therein, are not subject to liability pursuant to the extent
provided by article 10 of title 24.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (SB 11-120), ch. 102, p. 322, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1) and (2)(a) amended, (SB 13-047), ch. 359, p. 2107, � 1, effective May 28. L. 2018: (2)(b) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 434, � 80, effective August 8. L. 2022: (1) amended, (HB 22-1038), ch. 92, p. 444, � 31, effective January 9, 2023. L. 2024: (1) amended, (HB 24-1017), ch. 122, p. 406, � 2, effective August 7.