PERSONAL RECORDS

 What is Personal Identification?  Do you have any forms of Personal Identification? Is so, What?  When would you need Personal Identification?  What role does the Government play in the issuing and tracking of Personal Identification? DISCUSSION

 Personal Identification (I.D.) is documentation of your important personal information that may be used by others to VERIFY that you are in fact who you say you are.  Full Name  Date of Birth (month, day, year)  Photograph  Other notable personal characteristics  I.D.’s are often used today in any situations where SECURITY may be a concern.  Many forms of I.D. are documented, issued, monitored, certified, and required by GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  Other NON-GOVERMENT issued forms of I.D. are often created for places like schools, businesses, web sites, etc.

 Getting a drivers permit or license is often the FIRST BIG STEP INTO ADULTHOOD where you will be expected to begin providing your own personal I.D.’s.  FROM THIS POINT ON you will be faced with a number of situations where you will be responsible for knowing WHERE all your personal documents are stored and WHEN you will need them.  Many of the documents that are acceptable to use when you apply for your license will be important for you to be able to locate the REST OF YOUR LIFE.  This is why locating and creating a FILE SYSTEM for all of these personal records and resources will be important from the VERY START! HOPING TO GET A DRIVERS PERMIT OR LICENSE SOON?

BASIC CATEGORIES FOR PRIMARY DOCUMENTS INCLUDE:  Certified Birth Certificates and Reports  Minnesota Tribal I.D. Card  U.S. Military I.D. Card (active, reserve, or retired)  Passports  U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. Department of Homeland Security Documentation FOR COMPLETE DETAILS REFER TO THE MN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY “IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS” HAND OUT PRIMARY DOCUMENTS (“Do You Have Proper Identification?: Identification Requirements”, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, 2011)

 Some Other Drivers Licenses, Permits, or ID. Cards  U.S. Social Security Card  Some Other Certified Birth Certificates from Government  Canadian Social Insurance Card  U.S. Certificate of Marriage  Court Orders  Secondary or Post-Secondary Documents  I.D.’s  Transcripts  Government Employee I.D. Cards (U.S. or Canada)  U.S. Department of Defense issued I.D. Card  Firearm or Concealed Weapon Permits from U.S. Police Department or Sheriff (color photo)  Pilot’s License from Federal Aviation Administration FOR COMPLETE DETAILS REFER TO THE MN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY “IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS” HAND OUT SECONDARY DOCUMENTS (“Do You Have Proper Identification?: Identification Requirements”, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, 2011)

Identity theft is defined as “the stealing of a person's financial information, esp. credit cards and Social Security number, with the intention of using that data to commit fraud and create a phony persona”. (Dictionary.com, 2011) WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center,  The FIRST thing to do is make a LIST of all of the things that were stolen and what information was stored in each.  After this is done there are 10 basic places to report lost or theft depending on what is stolen: 1.Local Police 2.Major Credit Reporting Agencies 3.State License Issuers 4.Card Issuers (Debit, Credit, other) 5.Your Bank/s 6.Commanding Officers for Military Cards 7.U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and your countries embassy for Green Cards 8.U.S. Department of State for Passports 9.HR and/or Security if theft happens at work 10.Social Security Administration for Social Security Cards STEPS TO TAKE WHEN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IS LOST OR STOLEN (“ITRC Facts Sheet 104: My Wallet, Purse, or PDA was Lost or Stolen- Now what?”, 2009, Identity Theft Resource Center)

#1 KEEP RECORDS OF IMPORNTAT DOCUMENTS, RESOURCES, CONTACTS, AND FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION. #2 CREATE A SECURE FILE SYSTEM FOR ALL RECORDS #3 KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE IMEDIATELY AFTER LOSS OR THEFT TIPS FOR PREVENTION

 Personal Record Locator Write a CHECK IN THE BOX next to the type of I.D. you may have.  During the next week, WRITE IN AT LEAST 1 place where you could find the documents that you checked off.  This worksheet will be handed in inside of your Resource File Project, that I will discuss shortly.  Web Page Records  Do NOT file this worksheet out!  Putting these in your resource file BLANK is all that is required for the Resource File Project.  This is for your OWN personal use AFTER the Resource File Project is handed back to you. HAND OUTS

 “Do You Have Proper Identification?: Identification Requirements”. Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Retrieved October 16, 2011: documents/Documents/IdentificationRequirements_English.pdf documents/Documents/IdentificationRequirements_English.pdf  Definition of “Identity Theft”. Dictionary.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011:  “ITRC Facts Sheet 104: My Wallet, Purse, or PDA was Lost or Stolen- Now What” (2009). Identity Theft Resource Center. Retrieved October 16, 2011: ct_Sheet_104.shtml ct_Sheet_104.shtml RESOURCES