Dear Mr. McIver:

Honorable Michael Waugh has requested that I respond to your concerns regarding the social security requirement as part of the licensing process, because this is an area of my responsibility.

PennDOT is authorized by the Federal Government to require a social security number as a means of identification in issuing a driver's license. The specific references that address this issue are: 42 U.S. C.405(c)(2)(C)(i)42 U.S.C. (C)(iv). In addition, Pennsylvania law requires applicants to provide their social security number when applying for a driver's license or learner's permit. These provisions are aimed at detecting and eliminating fraud in the issuing of driver's license. All of our applications for an initial driver's license or learner's permit, transfer from another state, request for a duplicate license, and identification cards, require a social security number.

In lieu of a social security number, Pennsylvania law allows applicants to submit a general tax identification number. The applicant must first obtain from the Federal Government, a waiver permitting them to not have a social security number. The applicant may then secure a tax identification number from the Federal Government that may be used for licensing purposes.

If you wish to obtain a Pennsylvania Driver's License, you will be required to provide your social security number or a waiver and tax identification number from the Federal Government. If you obtain the waiver, you must first submit the documents to our office in Harrisburg.

You may contact my office at [phone number], or Joy [lastname] at [phone number] if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

[signed]

Rebecca L. Bickley, Director
Bureau of Driver Licensing

All information presented here is done so under the protection of the First, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and article I section 2 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Furthermore, as established in the famous trial of William Penn in August 1670, and contrary to the unlawful instructions given by most American judges, in addition to judging the facts of a case, juries also have the right and duty to pass judgement on the law (meaning they may acquit a violator of the law if they believe the law in question is unconstitutional, immoral, just plain stupid, or if the penalty is deemed too harsh). Juries are also lawfully free to vote according to their conscience, above all other considerations.