{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-167b-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167B, § 14","heading":"Identifying numbers; social security number; prohibition","body":"Section 14. The consumer's United States Social Security number shall not be used as a central information file number, personal identification number, primary financial account number, or a subpart thereof. Such social security number shall not be used to electronically identify the consumer to any financial institution or organization, provided, however, that it may be used to assist a financial institution or organization in verifying the identity of a consumer and provided, further, that such social security number is not used to circumvent or evade the prohibition of this section.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 167B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter167B/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:58Z","sha256":"08dcc458ae2c7dd35e80eddb35b5b441e1f6bf7bcf04b9b3987789bd9cc87c0b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-167b-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-167b-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}