Colorado § 25-2-112.5 - Social security account numbers - acknowledgments of paternity - to be furnished.
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§ 25-2-112.5. Social security account numbers - acknowledgments of paternity - to be furnished.
(1) Regardless of the marital status of the mother, each parent shall furnish the social security account number or numbers, if the parent has more than one such number, issued to that parent, and the other parent's social security account number, if known, at the time of the child's birth to the person authorized under section 25-2-112 to obtain them for the state registrar, unless the state, in accordance with federal regulations, finds good cause for not requiring the parent to furnish such numbers to the state.
(2) The department of public health and environment shall make the birth certificate, the mother's and father's social security account numbers, and any written acknowledgments of paternity, including any notarized affidavits acknowledging paternity and any witnessed forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar, furnished under this section and section 25-2-112 available to the state agency responsible for enforcing child support under Title IV-D of the federal "Social Security Act" upon request of that agency. The social security account numbers shall not be recorded on the birth certificate and may not be used for any purpose other than for the establishment and enforcement of child support orders.
Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 954, § 2, effective September 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2045, § 3, effective June 3; (2) amended, p. 2748, § 399, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (2) by Senate Bill 94-141 and House Bill 94-1029 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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