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function validSSN(sSSN)                                                  //
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------//
//          function name: validSSN()                                    //
//             created by: Dustin Brown                                  //
//             created on: 2/20/2001                                     //
//                purpose: determine if 'sSSN' is a valid social         //
//                         security number.                              //
//             parameters: 'sSSN' - the social security number to be     //
//                          evaluated.                                   //
//                returns: true if 'sSSN' is a valid 9 digit social      //
//                         security number; false if it is not.          //
// include files required: stripChars.js                                 //
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------//
{
	var sStrippedSSN=stripChars(sSSN);
	if(sSSN!=sStrippedSSN){
		if(!((sSSN.length==11)&&(sStrippedSSN.length==9)))return false;
	}
	
	//all remaining characters are numbers; length must be 9
	return (sStrippedSSN.length==9);
}
//End function validSSN()------------------------------------------------//