Iowa proposes ID theft 'passport'

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Lawmakers in Iowa are proposing a special "passport" meant to protect victims of identity theft against false criminal action and credit charges. The "Identity Theft Passport" will be a card or certificate that victims of identity fraud can show to police or creditors to help demonstrate their innocence, Tom Sands, a state representative of the Iowa House and supporter of the proposal, said in an e-mail interview Tuesday.