Section 1653.5 Of Article 2. Powers And Duties From California Vehicle Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
1653.5
. (a) Each form prescribed by the department for use by an
applicant for the issuance or renewal by the department of a driver's
license or identification card pursuant to Division 6 (commencing
with Section 12500) shall contain a section for the applicant's
social security account number.
(b) Each form prescribed by the department for use by an applicant
for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the registration or
certificate of title to a vehicle shall contain a section for the
applicant's driver's license or identification card number.
(c) A person who submits to the department a form that, pursuant
to subdivision (a), contains a section for the applicant's social
security account number, or pursuant to subdivision (b), the
applicant's driver's license or identification card number, if any,
shall furnish the appropriate number in the space provided.
(d) The department shall not complete an application that does not
include the applicant's social security account number or driver's
license or identification card number as required under subdivision
(c).
(e) An applicant's social security account number shall not be
included by the department on a driver's license, identification
card, registration, certificate of title, or any other document
issued by the department.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, information regarding an
applicant's social security account number, obtained by the
department pursuant to this section, is not a public record and shall
not be disclosed by the department except for any of the following
purposes:
(1) Responding to a request for information from an agency
operating pursuant to, and carrying out the provisions of, Part A
(Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families),
or Part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity), of
Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(2) Implementation of Section 12419.10 of the Government Code.
(3) Responding to information requests from the Franchise Tax
Board for the purpose of tax administration.
(g) This section shall become operative on the effective date of a
final judicial determination made by any court of appellate
jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section,
or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found
unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department
shall post this information on its Internet Web site.