Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1272-B – Refusal to provide social security number
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1. No denial of goods or services. Except as otherwise provided in federal or state law, a person, corporation or other entity may not deny goods or services to an individual because the individual refuses to provide a social security number.
[PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1272-B
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Exemptions. This section does not apply to:
A. A person, corporation or other entity requesting disclosure of the social security number to obtain a consumer report for any purpose permitted under the Fair Credit Reporting Act or the United States Fair Credit Reporting Act; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
C. A supervised financial organization as defined in Title 9?A, section 1?301; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
D. An affiliate or subsidiary of a supervised lender as defined in Title 9?A, section 1?301 or of a supervised financial organization as defined in Title 9?A, section 1?301; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
E. A person, corporation or other entity that provides goods or services to the individual on behalf of or in conjunction with a supervised financial organization as defined in Title 9?A, section 1?301; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
F. A person, corporation or other entity engaged in the business of insurance and all acts necessary or incidental to that business including insurance applications, enrollment, coverage and claims; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
G. A person, corporation or other entity if the social security number is used in conjunction with the provision of and billing for health care or pharmaceutical-related services, including the issuance of identification cards and account numbers for users of health care or pharmaceutical-related services; [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
H. A person, corporation or other entity if the social security number is used in conjunction with a background check of the individual conducted by a landlord, lessor, employer or volunteer service organization; or [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
I. A person, corporation or other entity if the social security number is necessary to verify the identity of the individual to effect, administer or enforce a specific transaction requested or authorized by the individual or to prevent fraud. [PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 512, §1 (NEW).