Delaware § 2214 - Collection and use of Social Security numbers [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].

§ 2214. Collection and use of Social Security numbers [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].

(a) The Division of Child Support Services shall have access to the Social Security number of:

(1) Any applicant for a license as that has been defined in this section;

(2) Any applicant for a marriage license;

(3) Any individual who is subject to a divorce decree, support order or judgment, paternity order, or an acknowledgment of paternity filed in this State pursuant to § 8-302 of Title 13 or §§ 3105 and 3121 of Title 16;

(4) Any individual who has died; and

(5) Any individual who is a petitioner or respondent in a paternity or child support proceeding filed in this State or in an interstate action in which this State serves as the initiating or responding jurisdiction.

(b) Social security numbers collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be maintained in the records of the collecting agency. In the case of individuals who have died, the Social Security number also shall appear on the face of the death certificate.

(c) As used in this section, the term “license” means a commercial driver’s license or license to operate a motor vehicle issued or renewed under Chapter 26 or 27 of Title 21, a hunting, fishing and trapping license issued or renewed under Chapter 5 of Title 7, and a license, permit, certificate, approval, registration or other similar form of permission or authorization to practice or engage in any profession, occupation or business issued or renewed by the Division of Revenue under Chapter 23, 25, 27 or 29 of Title 30, or by any commission, board or agency under the authority of the Division of Professional Regulation which is named in § 8735 of Title 29 (but not including any license issued on behalf of a nonprofit applicant by the Board of Charitable Gaming as set forth in Chapter 15 of Title 28).

(d) Upon request, the Division of Child Support Services shall make available locator information, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, for use by federal and state agencies conducting activities pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.). The Division may respond to a request for information made under this section by any appropriate method including, but not limited to, paper, facsimile, telephone, magnetic tape or other electronic means.

(e) If a tribunal or agency also uses an identifying number other than the Social Security number, the tribunal or agency must so advise parties or applicants.

(f) The Director of the Division of Child Support Services shall be responsible for the preparation of policy, procedures, and directives as may be required to implement this section.

71 Del. Laws, c. 216, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 6, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 17;