(A) The participant (or beneficiary or alternate payee) shall provide upon any request of the Plan Administrator or the agent any information that may be needed for the proper and lawful operation and administration of the plan, including (but not limited to) the participant’s legal name, the participant’s Social Security number (“SSN”) or other taxpayer identifying number (“TIN”), the participant’s date of birth, each beneficiary’s legal name, each beneficiary’s Social Security number (“SSN”) or other taxpayer identifying number (“TIN”) and each beneficiary’s date of birth. The participant (or beneficiary or alternate payee) shall promptly respond to and fully answer any reasonable inquiry related to these purposes. A failure to provide any information described above or which otherwise may be necessary or appropriate for the lawful operation of the plan may result in a delay of eligibility for participation, in a delay of the payment of contributions or in a delay or refusal by the Plan Administrator, in his or her discretion, to authorize or permit any distribution or payment. The Plan Administrator (and any party acting for it) has the right to rely on any information or representation given by any participant or beneficiary or other party interested in the plan. The Plan Administrator has no duty to inquire into the accuracy or adequacy or truth of any such information or representation. Any such representation is binding upon any party seeking to claim through the participant.
(B) The Plan Administrator may provide that any statement to be made or any information to be furnished must be made or furnished under penalties of perjury. Any notice to that effect may include a statement of the penalties for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1027 and I.R.C. § 7206. The absence of any such provision or notice shall not be construed to create or suggest any inference concerning the application of any law.
(Ord. NIRC 97-1, passed 1-15-1997)