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AMENDED
March 23, 1999
S. 620
Introduced by Senators Martin, J. Verne Smith, Bryan, Giese, Leventis, Wilson, Alexander, Waldrep and Courson
S. Printed 3/23/99--S.
Read the first time March 18, 1999.
TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FROM SELLING, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHING, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, DIGITIZED PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITIZED SIGNATURES, AND TO PROHIBIT ANY PRIVATE PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USING AN ELECTRONICALLY-STORED VERSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, OR SIGNATURE OF ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE, WHEN SUCH ELECTRONICALLY-STORED INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM A DRIVER'S LICENSE RECORD.
Whereas, an individual's social security number, digitized photograph and/or digitized signature, used by third parties, without the consent of the individual concerned, can subject an individual to an unreasonable invasion of privacy, fraud, and misappropriation of identity; and
Whereas, federal law does not permit businesses to force customers to provide social security numbers; and
Whereas, the public reasonably expects that state agencies entrusted with this information take every precaution to maintain the privacy of this information.. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Public Safety shall not sell, provide, or otherwise furnish social security numbers, digitized photograph and/or digitized signatures in its records to private parties.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no private person or entity may use an electronically-stored version of the photograph, social security number, or signature of any person for any purpose, when such electronically-stored information was obtained from a driver's license record.
SECTION 3. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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