State Laws Addressing "Phishing"

2/23/2020

Phishing is a scam where fraudsters send spam or text messages or create deceptive websites to lure personal or financial information from unsuspecting victims. The messages or websites often appear to be from well-known or seemingly trustworthy entities, but instead collect information for fraudulent purposes. Twenty-three 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 and Computer Crime Statutes.

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

State	Statutory Citation
Alabama	Ala. Code §13A-8-114
Arkansas	Ark. Code §§ 4-111-102, 4-111-103
Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-541 to -544
California	Cal. Bus & Prof. Code §§ 22948 to 22948.3
Connecticut	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-454
Florida	Fla. Stat. §§ 668.701-.705
Georgia	Ga. Code § 16-9-109.1
Illinois	740 ILCS §§ 7/1 - 7/15
Kentucky	Ky. Rev. § Stat. 434.697
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. §§ 51:2021 et seq.
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
Oregon	Ore. Rev. Stat. § 646.A.808
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 to -204, -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)