---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.617"
title: "20"
number: "404.617"
heading: "Pilot program for photographic identification of disability benefit applicants in designated geographic areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.617"
---

# §404.617. Pilot program for photographic identification of disability benefit applicants in designated geographic areas.

- (a) To be eligible for Social Security disability insurance benefits in the designated pilot geographic areas during the time period of the pilot, you or a person acting on your behalf must give SSA permission to take your photograph and make this photograph a part of the claims folder. You must give us this permission when you apply for benefits and/or when we ask for it at a later time. Failure to cooperate will result in denial of benefits. We will permit an exception to the photograph requirement when an individual has a sincere religious objection. This pilot will be in effect for a six-month period after these final rules become effective.
- (b) **Designated pilot geographic areas means—**
  - (1) **All SSA field offices in the State of South Carolina.**
  - (2) **The Augusta, Georgia SSA field office.**
  - (3) **All SSA field offices in the State of Kansas.**
  - (4) **Selected SSA field offices located in New York City.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 23194, May 1, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 202(i), (j), (o), (p), and (r), 205(a), 216(i)(2), 223(b), 228(a), and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(i), (j), (o), (p), and (r), 405(a), 416(i)(2), 423(b), 428(a), and 902(a)(5)).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 37209, June 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 23194, May 1, 2003]