§1272-B. Refusal to provide social security number
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).]
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).]
B. A supervised lender as defined in Title 9‑A, section 1‑301; [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).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 208-A: PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
10 §1272-A. Exemptions from prohibition (REPEALED)
10 §1272-B. Refusal to provide social security number
10 §1273. Administrative enforcement
10 §1274. Supplier's duty to repurchase (REPEALED)
10 §1275. Repurchase terms (REPEALED)
10 §1276. Exceptions to repurchase requirement (REPEALED)
10 §1277. Transfer of business (REPEALED)
10 §1278. Uniform commercial practice (REPEALED)
10 §1279. Warranty obligations (REPEALED)
10 §1281. Management (REPEALED)
10 §1282. Waiver of chapter void (REPEALED)