Police Push ID Links to Prepaid Phones

Although no bills are pending in Congress, legislation requiring photo identification for prepaid-phone purchases is surfacing in statehouses nationwide. The National Conference of State Legislatures is following bills in Michigan and Georgia. Lawmakers in New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania also have considered legislation. Neil Cohen, a Democratic state assemblyman sponsoring a pending bill in New Jersey, said he was required to show photo ID when he recently purchased a cell phone with a normal billing account. "If I've got to produce a photo ID, I don't think there should be a distinction for a prepaid phone," he said.
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Posted by Editor at May 12, 2008 09:26 AM