Nonpertinent or Irrelevant Data

Who all has had irrelevant or nonpertinent questions put to them on the form or by the person/clerk to whom one must make application?

O.C.G.A. 16-11-129 "Applicants shall submit the application for a license to the judge of the probate court on forms prescribed and furnished free of charge to persons wishing to apply for the license. Forms shall be designed to elicit information from the applicant pertinent to his or her eligibility under this Code section but shall not require data which is nonpertinent or irrelevant . . ."

 

Examples:

Social Security Number?

Why do you need a license?

What color underwear are you wearing?

 

Surely nobody is asking THAT! Those are specifically mentioned as no-no questions in the statute . . .

 

So, NOBODY is being asked anything but relevant data on the appropriate form? Wasn't there a post about somebody in Fulton being asked extra questions?

 

That was it! Has anybody else checked this out?

 

"Why do you want a firearms license?" asks the clerk.

"Why," you answer, surprised by such a question, "to carry a gun, silly. Don't you know it's illegal to carry my gun without it?"

 

So, Dekalb people will want to read this, too.

Link on ss card: https://www.georgiapacking.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=287

 

I have someone applying in Fulton who is going to refuse to give his ssn, at least at first . . .

He is not willing to stick it out, though, or make an issue of it, as he wants his license. I will report what happens.

 

Meaning what? Disclose the number but do not show the card?

I think it is the actual number that the federal Privacy Act protects, not the card.

 

Does anybody have a copy of the state supplied form for comparison?

It might be helpful to me if some of the members here could swing by their local probate courts and pick up a form and send it to me.

That will quickly show whether the counties are using different forms.

I suspect they are not all requiring SSN, but at this point I am not sure whether the state supplied form does, either . . . GS1, if anybody has a copy, I suspect it is you . . .