ID Theft Red Flags

On December 18, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Red Flag Program Clarification Act, limiting the circumstances in which creditors are covered by the Red Flags Rule. The FTC's Red Flags Rule website includes tips for organizations under FTC jurisdiction to determine whether they need to design an identity theft prevention program in Fighting Identity Theft with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business. Several sample campus policies and programs are included below.

Sample Campus Policies for FTC "Red Flags" Rules

• Identity Theft Prevention Program -- Sample Policy (prepared by the Kentucky League of Cities)
• Indiana University Identity Theft Prevention Program
• Indiana University Policy on the Risks of Potential Identity Theft in the Use of Stored-Value and Payroll Deduct
• Kalamazoo College Identity Theft Prevention Program -- Sample Policy
• Model Identity Theft Policy and Adopting Resolution
• Sample Identity Theft Prevention Program