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State Laws: Social Security Numbers

The state laws mentioned below are regarding the confidentiality of Social Security Numbers. Some examples of how these laws protect a person's Social Security Number include, but are not limited to, prohibiting:

  • publicly posting or displaying an individual's SSN
  • printing an individual's SSN on any card required for the individual to access products or services provided by the person or entity (ex: student or employee ID cards)

Alabama Does not have specific law.
Alaska Does not have specific law.
Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1373
Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-107
California Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.85
Cal. Fam. Code § 2024.5
Colorado Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-715
Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-21-109.5
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-5-127
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72.3-102
Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-470
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-64b
Delaware Del. Code Ann., tit. 7 § 503
District of Columbia Does not have specific law.
Florida Fla. Stat. ch. 97.0585
Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 50-18-72
O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.8
Hawaii Haw. Rev. Stat. § 487J-2
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-3
Idaho Does not have specific law.
Illinois 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 505/2QQ
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Indiana Ind. Code § 4-1-10-1 et seq.
Ind. Code § 9-24-6-2
Ind. Code § 9-24-9-2
Ind. Code  § 9-24-11-5
Ind. Code § 9-24-16-3
Ind. Code § 4-1-8-5
Iowa Does not have specific law.
Kansas K.S.A. § 75-3520
Kentucky Does not have specific law.
Louisiana La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17:440
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:154
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 32:409.1
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:23
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44:11 
La. Civ. Code § 3352
Maine 10 M.R.S. § 1272-B
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Maryland Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-3402
Massachusetts Does not have specific law.
Michigan Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.81 et seq.
Minnesota Minn. Stat. § 325E.59
Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. § 25-1-111
Missouri Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1355
Montana Mont. Code Anno. § 32-6-306
Nebraska Does not have specific law.
Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter  239B.030
New Hampshire Does not have specific law.
New Jersey N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:1-16
N.J. Stat. Ann. § C.56:8-164 
New Mexico N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-12B-1 et seq.
New York N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-dd
North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-62
North Dakota N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06-14
Ohio Does not have specific law.
Oklahoma Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 173.1
Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 107.840 
Pennsylvania Does not have specific law.
Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13-17
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13-19
South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 7-5-170
S.C. Code § 37-20-180
South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-17.10
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-17.13
Tennesse Does not have specific law.
Texas Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. 35.48
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. 35.58
Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 13.004
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 20.02
Utah Utah Code Ann. § 31A-21-110
Vermont 9 V.S.A. § 2440
Virginia Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3808
Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-443.2
Washington Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 19.146.205
West Virginia Does not have specific law.
Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 36.32
Wyoming Does not have specific law.
U.S. Territories Does not have specific law.
Guam 5 GCA § 32704
5 GCA § 32705
U.S. Virgin Islands Does not have specific law.

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