Passport Rules Take Aim at Identity Thieves

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 | by Pat's Picks

A new federal regulation that went into effect last weekend could make it more difficult to get a passport reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The new law makes it illegal for the same clerk that issued your birth certificate to issue you a passport. It’s a security measure to make sure no one with a friend on the inside can simply buy a new identity.