Assembly Bill A308

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for the identification of an individual

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A308 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S2180 ,
A10563 ,
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5 §50-f, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2830, S304
2013-2014: A5396, S264
2015-2016: S272
2017-2018: S4968

2009-A308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for identification purposes of individuals, including: publicly posting or displaying an individual's social security number; printing the social security number on any card required to access products or services; requiring the social security number to access a website; and printing an individual's number on any printed materials mailed to such individual

2009-A308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   308

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERALTA, WALKER, GREENE -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the use
  of social security numbers from being used as identification for indi-
  viduals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
50-f to read as follows:
  S 50-F. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AS IDENTIFI-
CATION.  1. NO ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SHALL USE AN INDIVID-
UAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IN ANY MANNER FOR IDENTIFICATION  PURPOSES,
INCLUDING:
  (A)  PUBLICLY POSTING OR PUBLICLY DISPLAYING IN ANY MANNER AN INDIVID-
UAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;
  (B) PRINTING AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER  ON  ANY  CARD
REQUIRED  FOR  THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACCESS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY;
  (C) REQUIRING AN INDIVIDUAL TO USE OR TRANSMIT HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECU-
RITY NUMBER TO ACCESS AN INTERNET WEB SITE; AND
  (D) PRINTING AN INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON  ANY  MATERIALS
THAT ARE MAILED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, UNLESS STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OTHERWISE
REQUIRES THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO BE ON THE DOCUMENT TO BE MAILED.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "GOVERNMENTAL  AGENCY"  MEANS ANY AGENCY OR UNIT OF THE STATE AND
ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
  (B) "ORGANIZATION" SHALL MEAN ANY NATURAL PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY,  TRUST,  UNINCORPORATED  ASSOCIATION,  NOT-FOR-PROFIT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00079-01-9

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