Beginning December 31, 2009, no person or State or local government agency may encode or embed a social security number in or on a card or document, including, but not limited to, using a bar code, chip, magnetic strip, RFID technology, or other technology, in place of removing the social security number as required by this Act.
5 ILCS 179/30
Embedded social security numbers
Known as the Identity Protection Act
The act spans §§ 5-179-1 to 5-179-90 (14 sections).
P.A. 96-874, eff. 6-1-10.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.