HB272 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Howard Sanderford
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Licenses and licensing, Social Security number for license renewal repealed, Sec. 30-3-194 am'd
Summary: HB272 updates Alabama law to require Social Security numbers for license issuance and renewal and to expand SSN collection in vital records and child support programs.
What This Bill Does
It requires agencies issuing licenses to collect and record applicants' Social Security numbers. The Department of Public Safety may require SSNs for issuing or renewing driver's licenses and must record them in its records. The act also requires SSNs to be included or recorded in divorce decrees, paternity actions, and marriage licenses, and to be on death certificates. It directs agencies to share SSNs with the state Title IV-D child support program upon request.

Who It Affects
License applicants for issuance or renewal, who must provide their Social Security numbers and have them recorded by the issuing agency.
State agencies and vital records programs (including the Department of Public Safety, Office of Vital Statistics, and child support administration) that collect, record, or share SSNs as part of licenses, vital records, or Title IV-D processes.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 30-3-194 to require all applicants for issuance or renewal of licenses to provide their Social Security numbers and for the agency to record the number on the application and related records.
Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to require SSNs for issuance or renewal of driver's licenses, learner's permits, or other driving authority and to record the SSN in its records.
Requires the SSN of each party in divorce decrees, support orders, and paternity determinations or acknowledgments to be included in records; the SSN of a party subject to divorce to appear on the divorce certificate filed with the Office of Vital Statistics.
Requires the SSN of both spouses to be collected by those issuing a marriage license and to appear on the license and the certificate sent to the Office of Vital Statistics.
Requires the Office of Vital Statistics to collect the SSN of the deceased and place it on the death certificate.
Directs any agency recording SSNs to provide the SSN to the state Title IV-D agency upon request for administering the child support program.

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Subjects: Licenses and Licensing