Sec. 12-148. Identification of taxpayers. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 12-148. Identification of taxpayers. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act, the tax collector of any municipality may use names and numbers or numbers only to identify the persons from whom moneys are collected each month in accordance with the provisions of section 12-147. Such tax collector may use any tax accounting system which has been approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to list such names and numbers or numbers only.

      (b) Numbers used under subsection (a) of this section may be Social Security numbers established under the Social Security Act, (42 USC 301 et seq.), as amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, the tax collector shall withhold from disclosure to any person or state or municipal board, commission, department or agency any Social Security number provided to the tax collector under this subsection or under section 14-163.

      (c) Commencing February 29, 2000, and the last day of February annually thereafter, any person receiving funds from a mortgagor who is an individual with respect to a mortgage on real property situated in Connecticut which funds are to be held in escrow for payment of property taxes shall file an informational return with the Commissioner of Revenue Services showing such mortgagor's name, address, Social Security number and the amount of property taxes paid by such person receiving funds from such mortgagor during the preceding calendar year.

      (1955, S. 1078d; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 3, 47; P.A. 93-287, S. 1, 11; P.A. 97-47, S. 18; 97-309, S. 20, 23; 97-322, S. 7, 9; P.A. 98-261, S. 1, 6.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of revenue services, effective July 1, 1980; P.A. 93-287 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) authorizing use of Social Security numbers, effective June 29, 1993, and applicable to tax years commencing on and after October 1, 1992; P.A. 97-47 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting reference to "the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in Sec. 1-18a" for list of sections; P.A. 97-309 added new Subsec. (c) re collection of Social Security and federal employer identification numbers by municipal tax collectors, new Subsec. (d) re furnishing information to the Commissioner of Revenue Services with respect to property tax collected and numbers under Subsec. (c) and new Subsec. (e) re disallowance of tax credit for failure to comply with section, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-322 changed effective date of P.A. 97-309 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-261 deleted requirement that municipal tax collectors must collect social security and federal employer identification numbers and added requirement to file informational return with respect to a mortgage on real property where funds are held in escrow for payment of property taxes, effective June 8, 1998.