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

[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.

[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."

[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.

[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?

[LS1Goat]

Another FTP thread. How original.

[FastFord19]

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

[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.

[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.

[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).

[Osiris]

I agree, but it's the nature of the beast. And like I said, it's really more about back end that concerns me. How many court clerks see/handle/prcoess that information. What if a ticket tablet were lost? One of the triplicate forms fell out, etc.

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.

[bcoop]

BCOOP: I understand what you're saying, and won't argue that. Shame a few bad apples taint the rest of us.

I agree, but it's the nature of the beast. And like I said, it's really more about back end that concerns me. How many court clerks see/handle/prcoess that information. What if a ticket tablet were lost? One of the triplicate forms fell out, etc.

[Osiris]

What I want is to not have a sobriety test when I get pulled over after an all day and nighter.

With a taxi/DD that's pretty much guaranteed

[Osiris]

or you're a spy

Or am i?

I fucking hate cops!!!!!!

J/k. I drive slower thanks to leo's. Damn tickets get expensive

So do surcharges.

[Geor!]

The odds of coming across a bad cop is much lower than coming across a good cop. I'm very proud of what I do. I understand I'll never change your minds on this topic, I'm just telling you guys how *I* operate. I can honestly tell you though, our admin has an iron fisted grip on it's patrol officers, and allows NO margin of error. The PD would much rather ax an officer than pay out a suit.

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 I want is to not have a sobriety test when I get pulled over after an all day and nighter.

[TEAMJACOB]

I fucking hate cops!!!!!!

J/k. I drive slower thanks to leo's. Damn tickets get expensive