Penalty for Improper Access and/or Disclosure of Social Security Administration (SSA) Information 448-01-50-15-25

(Revised 3/1/12 ML #3304) 

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It is unlawful to disclose any information received from the SSA interface to any individual.

• Any individual who violates this provision shall be deemed guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each disclosure, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.

• Penalty for fraud. Whoever, with the intent to defraud an individual shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.

• Whoever, with the intent to elicit information as to the social security account number, date of birth, employment, wages, or benefits of any individual shall be, upon conviction, punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment for exceeding one year, or both. This includes:

• Falsely representing to the Commission of Social Security or Secretary that he is such individual, or wife, husband, widow, widower, divorced wife, husband, surviving divorced mother, surviving divorced father, child or parent of such individual, or the duly authorized agency of such individual, or of the wife, husband, widow, widower, divorced wife, divorced husband, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced husband, surviving divorced mother, surviving divorced father, child, or parent of such individual; or

 

• Falsely representing to any person that he is an employee or agent.