§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).