Thursday, July 31, 2014
Federal Law Against on Releasing and Using Personal Information on License Plate Registration
§2721. Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
(a) In General.—A State department of motor vehicles, and any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity:
(1) personal information, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3), about any individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; ...
(b) Permissible Uses.—Personal information referred to in subsection (a) shall be
disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft,
motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories,
performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers,
and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle
manufacturers to carry out the purposes of titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992,
the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and 321–331 of title 49, and, subject to
subsection (a)(2), may be disclosed as follows: ...
§2722. Additional unlawful acts
(a) Procurement for Unlawful Purpose.—It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or disclose personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for any use not permitted under section 2721(b) of this title.
(a) In General.—A State department of motor vehicles, and any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity:
(1) personal information, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3), about any individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; ...
(b) Permissible Uses.—Personal information referred to in subsection (a) shall be
disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft,
motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories,
performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers,
and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle
manufacturers to carry out the purposes of titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992,
the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and 321–331 of title 49, and, subject to
subsection (a)(2), may be disclosed as follows: ...
§2722. Additional unlawful acts
(a) Procurement for Unlawful Purpose.—It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or disclose personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for any use not permitted under section 2721(b) of this title.
# posted by Cal Skinner : 9:17 AM
