Important
Information Regarding Act 60 of 2006
Act 60 of 2006, enacted by the General Assembly June 2006 and effective December
2006, protects the confidentiality of Social Security numbers by prohibiting a
person, entity, state agency or political subdivision from publicly posting a
Social Security number, printing the number on any cards requested for
individual access to products or services, requiring an individual to transmit
his or her Social Security number over an unsecure connection on the Internet,
or print a Social Security number on materials mailed to an individual unless
Federal or State law requires the number to be on the document mailed. This
section does not apply to a document that originated with, or is filed with,
recorded in or is maintained by any court component of part of the unified
judicial system. It also does not apply to any document that is required by law
to be open to the public; and originates with, or is filed, recorded or
maintained by any government agency, instrumentality or taxing authority. The
bill provides that fees from penalties would be distributed equally between the
Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund and the Office of the Attorney General for
future identity theft prevention. The bill does not apply to a financial
institution, a covered entity or an entity subject to the Fair Credit Reporting
Act. The legislation provides for criminal enforcement by district attorneys
and the Attorney General. The provisions of 34 PA.C.S. Sec. 325 (d) (relating
to limitation of disclosure of certain records) are repealed.