Local Government Law Bulletin #55

Local Government Requirements for and Use of Social Security Account Numbers

Tuesday, March 1, 1994

Addresses two questions: 1) can a citizen refuse to provide his or her Social Security account number to the government, and if so, when? and 2) once a government has acquired a person's social security number, is that number a public record, accessible to anyone who cares to ask?

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