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For the states I’m familiar with, you’d also need a Social Security Number that matched the birth certificate, and a few also require a thumbprint. If you attem
by djrogers 5y ago
For the states I’m familiar with, you’d also need a Social Security Number that matched the birth certificate, and a few also require a thumbprint. If you attempted to get an ID card for Joe Smith with SSN 123-45-6789, but he already has one, your photo also wouldn’t match the existing digital photo on record.
You would likely be able to get an ID card issued in someone else’s name, but it’s not as easy as typing up a fake birth certificate and electric bill.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoI’ve never seen a birth certificate with a social security number. If you’ve ever had a child, you’ll know that you don’t apply for a SSN until long after birth and the issuance of a birth certificate. Source: three different states, personal experience
- maxerickson 5y agoYou are over-interpreting. The SSN has a name attached to it. That has to match the birth certificate (probably with some rules about other records for name changes and the like).