Case Summary

4981 The requirement that citizens provide a Social Security number when opening a credit card account, while non-citizens only need an alternate ID, is not arbitrary and thus not in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. Use of alternate ID numbers is consistent with the federal regulation enacted pursuant to the Patriot Act.

HOWE v BANK OF AMERICA (Citizen Discrimination) 179 CA4 1443 [See CivCode §51 etseq; Koire v Metro Car Wash 40 C3 24]