2008 - Privacy Social Security

County of Los Angeles
Department of Consumer Affairs
New Consumer Laws 2008

PRIVACY - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS: COURTS AND TAX COLLECTOR CAN DISPLAY ONLY LAST
FOUR NUMBERS

Civil Code of Procedure Section 674, Revenue & Taxation Code 2191.3

Existing law requires abstracts of judgment to contain the full social security number and driver license of the judgment debtor if the judgment creditor knows them.

Property tax law authorizes a county tax collector to file liens on unsecured property for delinquent taxes, which may contain the property owner’s social security number.

This new law deletes the requirement that abstracts and lien filings contain full social security numbers, and instead requires only the last 4 digits of the person’s social security number.

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For more information:
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
B-96 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street * Los Angeles, CA 90012-2706
Telephone (800) 593-8222 (within the County) * (213) 974-1452
web site: dca.lacounty.gov