- (a) View or obtain a copy of the individual’s birth certificate or other proof of age.
(b)
- (1) If the age documentation shows a date of birth different from that shown in ANSWER, make the necessary corrections to ANSWER and change the enumeration code to “Y”.
- (2) The Social Security number will then be resubmitted on the next tape.
(c)
- (1) If the age documentation shows that the date of birth shown in ANSWER is correct, submit an SS-5 with the age documentation attached to correct the Social Security Administration’s records.
- (2) A DCO-12 will also be sent with the SS-5 and documents to ensure that the documents are returned to the county office.
- (3) The SS-5 and DCO-12 will be annotated as for an original SS-5 by entering the Social Security number shown in ANSWER, preceded by the state BENDEX code (040), in the appropriate spaces.
- (4) When the Social Security Administration’s records are corrected, an update will be received via the enumeration system and the enumeration code will be changed automatically to “E”.