Q: In Tennessee are you required to give your SSN in order to receive a traffic citation?
I had an officer demand mine for the ticket and threaten to detain me and impound my car if I didn’t give it. I’ve been driving over 30 years and this was the first time I’d ever had an officer even request it, let alone threaten to cuff me and put me in his car. Then when he gave me the citation, my SSN was filled in even though I did not provide it. Was he just being a bully or was I in the wrong?
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A: Whether to cite or arrest you is the LEO's discretion. So if you do not cooperate, he may arrest you. The SSN is available from the Department of Safety. Hire an attorney to represent you as you have already made the cop mad.
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