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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167B, § 14 (2026)

Identifying numbers; social security number; prohibition

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Section 14. The consumer's United States Social Security number shall not be used as a central information file number, personal identification number, primary financial account number, or a subpart thereof. Such social security number shall not be used to electronically identify the consumer to any financial institution or organization, provided, however, that it may be used to assist a financial institution or organization in verifying the identity of a consumer and provided, further, that such social security number is not used to circumvent or evade the prohibition of this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Doe v. Registrar of Motor Vehs., 528 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. App. Ct. 1988).
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Doe v. Registrar of Motor Vehs., 528 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. App. Ct. 1988). “Disclosure by the Registrar to that department can be authorized without making the social security number of each holder of a Massachusetts license a public record available to all persons for all purposes.”
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