Ever been asked for your Social Security number during a traffic stop?

[bcoop]

We use the electronic writers that run on windows that are electronically uploaded. They also have the field for SSN, but we don't really fill that field in.

But not all PDs use those. Irving doesn't. Or didn't, the last ticket I got anyways (2-3 years ago).

[Gear_Jammer]

How many court clerks see/handle/prcoess that information. What if a ticket tablet were lost? One of the triplicate forms fell out, etc.

I can get sued for listing a person's SS# in a court filing in a civil case. The obvious reason is that court filings are subject to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 552 Open Records Act. They don't want third-parties to get someone's SS# and doing something nefarious with it. I would think the same would apply in criminal cases, but that's not my area of expertise. I guess the criminal court could redact the SS# from whatever is requested, but seems like they wouldn't want the liability in the event a clerk forgot to redact it.

[03trubluGT]

Then why are wrong people still arrested every single day? From the info you just posted, it should never happen. So, why does it?

Because of either stupidity or people using another's info.

Fuckin IAD would be crawlin all over your ass.

Gee, you are killing me. I haven't had one single complaint in 20 years.

[FastFord19]

Our citations require a ss number if you have a CDL. Do you have a CDL?

[LS1Goat]

Another FTP thread. How original.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Could be a warrant for someone with the same name. Only thing I can think of.

I call bs, I was asked for my ss# last summer when I got stopped.


This is pretty much my last name minus the spaces. Lol.

Adolf Hindenburg Hitler?

[Unicorn Jeff]

Gee, you are killing me. I haven't had one single complaint in 20 years.

True story, I've been told Matt is a Saint. Also nurtures baby unicorns with his tears.

[Cobraman]

Edit: Another reason I read this board so much is because I learn what you guys do/dont want. It helps me be a better officer.

" what seems to be the problem officer? "

" tits or gtfo motherfucker, and by the way, stop breaking the law asshole."

[03trubluGT]

I call bs, I was asked for my ss# last summer when I got stopped.


This is pretty much my last name minus the spaces. Lol.

I guess some agencies could, like Luis said, have a blank on the form, but I personally would not ask unless there was a close SOUNDEX hit on the person and that person did not have valid DL or ID.

Most of the times it is someone who claims to have no DL or ID and they try to play the name game.

IMHO, there is NO reason to accumulate SSNs. Even our reporting system has a place for SSN, but I have never asked and I have never put it in a report.

If you have a valid DL and you are getting stopped for traffic violations only, I wouldn't give mine out either.

[Frank]

it just seems like an easy way for identity theft if someone posing as a LEO pulled you over. With a DL & SSN, there really isn't much limit of what they could do and all the while you'd just think it was an officer. Not sure what I would do under the circumstances.

[MattB]

If you have a valid DL and you are getting stopped for traffic violations only, I wouldn't give mine out either.

What woud you do when the cuffs went on and your car got towed?

[Osiris]

Our citations require a ss number if you have a CDL. Do you have a CDL?

I forgot to mention that one. Good call.

[Osiris]

it just seems like an easy way for identity theft if someone posing as a LEO pulled you over. With a DL & SSN, there really isn't much limit of what they could do and all the while you'd just think it was an officer. Not sure what I would do under the circumstances.

If your ever unsure about the validity of the officer, call 911 and ask.

[Lone Sailor]

it just seems like an easy way for identity theft if someone posing as a LEO pulled you over. With a DL & SSN, there really isn't much limit of what they could do and all the while you'd just think it was an officer. Not sure what I would do under the circumstances.

If someone is impersonating law enforcement then you probably have much more to worry about than identity theft, like not being killed at point blank range. I don't recall ever hearing of anything impersonating law enforcement to commit identity theft. You're talking huge risk for little reward.

[Lone Sailor]

If your ever unsure about the validity of the officer, call 911 and ask.

Have you ever had anyone do that to you on a traffic stop? Just curious what you're reaction would be if that happened.