COLUMBUS -  After being ordered to remove publicly available Social Security numbers from his website,  Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell released a deadline for all identity thieves, in a statement on Friday.

"Those wishing to commit identity theft must do so within six months time," said Blackwell, "Or whenever my secretary Francine finishes rescanning the documents without their Social Security numbers, whichever comes first." 

"Don't anybody panic though, you now have full access to all the Social Security numbers, birthdates, signatures and mothers' maiden names you could ever possibly need.  Please hurry, though. This information is only available for a limited time."

On the down side, Blackwell did agree to require website registration within a month, something local identity thieves aren't very happy about.

"God, compulsory website registration is so annoying," said identity thief Seymour Butts, of 123 Anywhere Lane, Anytown Ohio.