{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-3402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–3402","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not:\n(1) Publicly post or display an individual’s Social Security number;\n(2) Print an individual’s Social Security number on a card required for the individual to access products or services provided by the person;\n(3) Require an individual to transmit the individual’s Social Security number over the Internet unless the connection is secure or the individual’s Social Security number is encrypted;\n(4) Initiate the transmission of an individual’s Social Security number over the Internet unless the connection is secure or the Social Security number is encrypted;\n(5) Require an individual to use the individual’s Social Security number to access an Internet website, unless a password, unique personal identification number, or other authentication device is also required to access the website; or\n(6) Unless required by State or federal law:\n(i) Print an individual’s Social Security number on any material that is mailed to the individual;\n(ii) Include an individual’s Social Security number in any material that is electronically transmitted to the individual, unless the connection is secure or the individual’s Social Security number is encrypted; or\n(iii) Include an individual’s Social Security number in any material that is transmitted by facsimile to the individual.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) The collection, release, or use of an individual’s Social Security number as required by State or federal law;\n(2) The inclusion of an individual’s Social Security number in an application, form, or document sent by mail, electronically transmitted, or transmitted by facsimile:\n(i) As part of an application or enrollment process;\n(ii) To establish, amend, or terminate an account, contract, or policy; or\n(iii) To confirm the accuracy of the individual’s Social Security number;\n(3) The use of an individual’s Social Security number for internal verification or administrative purposes; or\n(4) An interactive computer service provider’s or a telecommunications provider’s transmission or routing of, or intermediate temporary storage or caching of, an individual’s Social Security number.\n(c) This section does not impose a duty on an interactive computer service provider or a telecommunications provider actively to monitor its service or affirmatively to seek evidence of the transmission of Social Security numbers on its service.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-3402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"aba0696ab9066be47c220638a84856c9c425d86e4413ab0a487d7dd056863697","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-3401","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-3501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}