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) Except as provided in Section 12801, 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) Except as provided in Section 12801, 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, or ineligibility for a
social security 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 January 1, 2015, or on
the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section
12801.11, whichever is sooner.
(h) This section shall become inoperative 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.