Another one of those 'anti-terrorism' law-bundles I hate so much...

[wolfwings]

...in this case, imagine what would happen if you lost your social security card, and were told you couldn't get another one when you went to apply for something like a drivers license or what-not?

Since 2004, specifically when the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 went into effect, there is now a lifetime limit of 10 cards issued, and a yearly limit of 3 cards issued to an individual. Sure, there's a 'case-by-case basis' exemption from that, but geezus... This had to be 'in effect' by 2005, so next year is theoretically the first time you'll hear about anyone being up shit creek without a paddle on this issue.

I hadn't really heard details about it until I had to get my card replaced. And the worst part? You can't laminate or otherwise reasonably protect your card either, so if you don't have a steady home you could be easilly screwed by this law.

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[tothwolf.livejournal.com]

Why can't you laminate social security card? I'd never heard of that. How about one of those baseball card protector things that are used for high value cards?

Because of how they've chosen to protect against counterfeiting.

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

There is at least one non-destructive test that requires physical access to the paper of the car, I.E. a pen-swipe with a special pen. So while it's not directly illegal to laminate your card, it can cause it to be out-right refused. I've had that happen once, so I had to go get another card that wasn't laminated.

Then I lost that wallet, since I had nowhere long-term to keep important documents. Oops, two down.