Who is using your SSN Card for identification purposes besides you? That a very good question.
At 14, one cannot voluntarily enter into contracts http://law.yourdictionary.com/contract
What Is the Legal Age to Contract? http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-...o-contract.htm
Generally speaking a minor cannot enter into a legally binding contract. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_contra...rs_enforceable
"A birth certificate is not a form of identification"
The state agency that issues birth certificates will share your child's information with us, and we will mail the Social Security card to you. http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answ...-for-a-newborn
A birth certificate is not a form of ID it is only used to establish a Social Security number. http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answ...tail/a_id/2285
The Social Security number was originally devised to keep an accurate record of each individual’s earnings, and to subsequently monitor benefits paid under the Social Security program. However, use of the Social Security number as a general identifier has grown to the point where it is the most commonly used and convenient identifier for all types of record-keeping systems in the United States. http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answ...ecurity-number
Specific laws require a person to provide his or her Social Security number for certain purposes. While we cannot give you a comprehensive list of all situations where a Social Security number might be required or requested, a Social Security number is required or requested by the following organizations: http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answ...ecurity-number
Bank of America: Your Birth Certificate is NOT valid as ID!, page 1 http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread470440/pg1
Section 312: Special Due Diligence for Correspondent Accounts and Private Banking Accounts. This Section amends the Bank Secrecy Act by imposing due diligence & enhanced due diligence requirements on U.S. financial institutions that maintain correspondent accounts for foreign financial institutions or private banking accounts for non-U.S. persons.
Section 326: Verification of Identification. Prescribes regulations establishing minimum standards for financial institutions and their customers regarding the identity of a customer that shall apply with the opening of an account at the financial institution. http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/...r=1&id=326#326
The appropriate “Identification Number” is determined by an institution’s CIP and will depend upon whether the customer is from the United States. http://www.bankersonline.com/aml/326whitepaper.pdf
For U.S. customers (both individuals and entities) a CIP should require a Taxpayer Identification Number, such as a Social Security Number, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or Employer Identification Number.
As for non-U.S. customers, a CIP should require one or more of the following: a Taxpayer Identification Number, such as a Social Security Number, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or Employer Identification Number; passport number and country of issuance; alien identification card number; or number and country of issuance of a foreign government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph (or similar safeguard).
See 31 C.F.R. 103.121(b)(2)(I)(A): http://www.treasury.gov/resource-cen...s/bankrule.pdf
There are two exceptions to the above rule. A CIP may include procedures that accommodate a customer who has applied for, but not yet received, a taxpayer identification number. Such procedures must confirm that the tax ID application was filed before the customer opens the account and require the bank to obtain the tax ID within a reasonable period after the account is opened. A second exception allows credit card issuers to obtain the identifying information from a third-party source prior to extending credit to the customer.
31 C.F.R. 103.121(b)(2)(i)(B) http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/103-121-cust...nions-19739609