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Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE
Got an email from mylocal commissioner, saying that the new UIC here in NY was asking for our addresses, date of birth.......and our driver's license number. Our commissioner flat out stated that it was up to us whether we wanted to disclose that, and that he personally was only giving out his DOB.
Why the heck would the UIC need our license #???? Is this a new ASA directive, or is this something he is doing himself? And quite frankly, is this legal?? I mean, its not like we drive an ASA owned vehicle or anything...
Hopefully someone here can help, thanks!
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As JEL noted, this piece of information is used by the agency running the criminal background checks.
Your local commissioner isn't doing you any favors with his advice, in my opinion. I don't believe disclosing your DL# puts you in any more danger of identity theft; surely not as much as asking for your Social Security #, which would also be used for the criminal background check.
Here's the bottom line. If you refuse to give your DL#, the odds increase that the background check will be unable to separate your identity from another with the same name that may have committed a crime, and you will be considered unfit. It will then be your burden to prove that the check is incorrect; and your fault, not theirs, since you initially refused to give them enough information to try to keep that from happening.
If you have a pretty unique name, you may not have an issue. If your local phone book or a white pages search lists multiple people with the same or similar name, you are really risking the hassle of proving it wasn't you.