State entity not to disclose Social Security number, exceptions
State offices and agencies in Missouri are not allowed to share a living person's Social Security number with the public. There are a few exceptions — like if federal or state law allows it, if the person gave permission, or if it is needed for a court case or legal process. Social Security numbers of people who have died can be shared, as long as the agency does not know it would hurt the dead person's estate or their living family. When a state agency shares a Social Security number with another agency or a private group working with the state, that does not count as a public disclosure, but whoever receives it must keep it just as private.
610.035. State not to disclose Social number, exceptions. — No state entity shall publicly disclose any Social Security number of a living person unless such disclosure is permitted by federal law, federal or state law or unless such disclosure is by the of that Social Security number or unless such disclosure is for use in connection with any civil, criminal, or in any federal, state or local court or agency or before any , including the , investigation in anticipation of and the or of judgments and s, or an order of a federal, state or local court. to the contrary, the disclosure of Social Security numbers of deceased persons shall be lawful, provided that the disclosing the knows of no reason why such disclosure would prove to the deceased individual's or harmful to the deceased individual's living relatives. For the purposes of this section, "publicly disclose" shall not include the use of any Social Security number by any state entity in the performance of any statutory or constitutional duty or power or the disclosure of any Social Security number to another state entity, , agency of the federal government, agency of another state or any private person or entity acting on behalf of, or in cooperation with, a state entity. Any person or entity receiving a Social Security number from any entity shall be subject to the same as the disclosing entity. For purposes of this section, "state entity" means any state , , agency, bureau, , , employee or any thereof. When responding to any requests for public information pursuant to this chapter, any costs incurred by any state entity complying with the provisions of this section may be charged to the requester of such information.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1998 H.B. 1043 § 1, A.L. 1999 H.B. 453)
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