§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).]
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).