To all Florida Clan Members:

Phred · Post by **Phred** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 6:03 am

Other states mgith want to make sure this isnt going on there as well

** FYI **
FACT: The Florida DMV can sell your personal information unless you
secure
your records by activating a block. Take a moment and check if your
name is
blocked from selling your information. The DMV is authorized to give
out
(sell) your personal information to anyone: (name, DOB, phone number,
address, SS#, Medical disabilities, etc) with no problem. You can go to
the
State of Florida web site and block the DMV from passing on any of your
information.
Go to : http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us
and click on ON LINE DRIVER LICENSE CHECK to verify if your driver's
license
is valid - once it verifies that your license is valid or not it will
let
you know whether or not your license is blocked and it will give you
the
opportunity to block it at that time by following the instructions

Druhsk · Post by **Druhsk** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:17 pm

Glad I don't live inFlorida . . . although Texas probably isn't much better.

Although I'm pretty sure its against Federal law to release information collected about someone that contains specific personal data pertinent to that individual without said individual's prior consent or knowledge.

Allowing someone else access to your Social Security # can cause a world of hurt for your financial and credit scores.

Where I work, we are forbiden to release SS#, banking info etc because our clients can turn around and sue us, its happened to otgher companies in my industry.

But damn, thats pretty messed up if thats what the Florida DMV does.

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:27 pm

Phred - I saw that on the news and it prompted me to put a block on just as CYA.

Culticon · Post by **Culticon** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:31 pm

Nice State selling your info hehe

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:58 pm

Remember a few years ago when the state motto was "Florida - the rules are different here"?

thunderblade · Post by **thunderblade** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:31 pm

i,m pretty sure they do that here in IL. also
they dont only sell your info they also sell anyone a CDL.

then let the little guy's take the blame.

i just love politic's

Pee-Wee · Post by **Pee-Wee** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:44 pm

I thought you might like this one...

A few years ago, I went to the SC DMV (For those of you in Michigan, that's the Sec. of State)... Anyway.

I went to get my DL renewed. When I got to the part of putting my signiture on it, the lady tried to have me do it via a "mouse pen" where it was stored on the computer.

I told the lady that I would sign a piece of paper, but to store my sig on the computer is not what I wanted, and that I was not required by law to do it. She got quite mean and said "What? Do you think we are going to use it for something else?" and said that I had to sign it if I wanted my DL.

Sooooo... Being the Pee-Wee that I am, I did the most horrible chicken scratch you could ever imagine. Nowhere NEAR my signature. The lady, knowing what I did, said "THAT'S not your signature!" I told her "Prove it's not, now give me my DL". Which, she begrudgingly did.

Flash forward about a year and a half later...

I am going through the training to get my concealed weapon permit (Pee-Wee is ARMED!). I get training by a Fed Marshall, qualified on the range, finger prints now on file with the State Police and FBI, two complete background checks, and (here's the tie) I get "Mug SHots" taken, for what I thought would be the picture ID on the permit.

After sending all of this in all of this, I waited for the permit to arrive. Imagine my surprise, when opening the mail, to find my brand new CCW permit was ACTUALLY a COPY of my DL, complete with that chicken scratch signature.

I immediatly called the Atty. General and (as pleasently as I could) informed him that the State "Law" Enforcment agency was breaking the law. I informed him that it was illegal to use my signature from one legal binding document, and COPY it to ANOTHER legal binding document, without my concent. He did not quite understand, so I gave him this example...

I said "Imagine, getting a speeding ticket in Fla in 1982. One day, you move to Fla, and when you get your DL, at the bottom appears your signature from that speeding ticket from 1982. He immediatly said "Well, that would be illegal", to which I replied ".... EXACTLY".

I don't believe they are doing the same thing anymore for the CCW Permits.

Dumoss · Post by **Dumoss** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:46 pm

Thanks for the info Phred, I am now blocked.

Alibear · Post by **Alibear** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:59 pm

Thanks for the info. Iremember that being in the news awhile ago. I am now blocked also.

P.S. I love you Ranger(forever)

Aeviasis

Druhsk · Post by **Druhsk** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 4:02 pm

I cant seem to find anything like that for Texas . . . Maybe they don't do that here (doubtful) or they hide it well so that you can't change it (more likely) or they don't even tell you about it so you can never change it (probable)

Pee-Wee · Post by **Pee-Wee** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 4:21 pm

Rangers got a giiiirrrll friend.. na nana na na naaaa
Girls are yucky.