State Laws Addressing "Phishing"

As of November 13, 2012

Phishing is a scam where fraudsters send spam or text messages to lure personal or financial information from unsuspecting victims. The messages often appear to be from well-known or seemingly trustworthy entities. Twenty-four states and Guam have laws specifically aimed at phishing schemes. Other states have laws that address computer crime, fraudulent or deceptive practices or identity theft, which could also apply to phishing crimes. See also State Spyware Laws, Computer Hacking and Unauthorized Access Laws and Virus/Contaminant/Destructive Transmission Laws.

For practical tips from the federal government and private industry to help guard against Internet fraud, see OnGuardOnline.gov.

State	Statutory Citation
Alabama	2012 H.B. 400, Act No. 2012-432
Arkansas	Ark. Code §§ 4-111-102, 4-111-103
Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-7201 44-7203 44-7204, 44-7202
California	Cal. Bus & Prof. Code §§ 22948 to 22948.3
Connecticut	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-454
Florida	Fla. Stat. §§ 668.701-.705
Georgia	Ga. Code § 16-9-93.1
Hawaii	H.R.S. § 708-891.5
Illinois	740 ILCS §§ 7/1 - 7/15
Kentucky	Ky. Rev. § Stat. 434.697
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. §§ 51:2021 to 51:2025 to 51:2034, 151:2031
Maryland	Md. Code, Fin. Inst. § 5-806 (misrepresentation as a bank)
Michigan	MCL § 445.67a
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. § 609.527, Subd. 5a
Montana	Mont. Code Ann. §§ 30-14-1712, 33-19-410
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. § 30-16-24.1
New York	N.Y. Gen. Bus. § 390-b
Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 776.8 - 776.12
Rhode Island	R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-52.1-1 to -5
Tennessee	Tenn. Code §§ 47-18-5201 to 47-18-5205
Texas	Tex. Business and Commerce Code §§ 325.001 - .006
Utah	Utah Code §§ 13-40-201 -202 -203, -401
Virginia	Virginia Code Ann. § 18:2-152.5:1
Washington	Wash. Rev. Code §§ 19.190.080 -090 -100
Guam	5 GCA §§ 32703, 32704 (h)



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