# 32 CFR § 310.8: Civil remedies

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 310.8
- **Heading:** Civil remedies
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER O—PRIVACY PROGRAM > PART 310—PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO AND AMENDEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL RECORDS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 > Subpart B—Requests for Access and Amendment to Records

## Text

In addition to the right to judicial review after a denied appeal for access to or amendment of a record, the requester has the right to bring a civil action against the Department if the Department:
(a) Fails to maintain a record concerning the individual with such accuracy, relevance, timeliness and completeness as is necessary to assure fairness in any determination relating to the qualifications, character, rights, opportunities of, or benefits to the individual that may be made on the basis of such record, and consequently a determination is made which is adverse to the individual; or
(b) Fails to comply with any other provision of the Privacy Act or this rule, in such a way as to have an adverse effect on the individual.

## Nearby sections

- [32 CFR § 310.1 § 310.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.1.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.2 § 310.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.2.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.3 § 310.3 Requesting access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.3.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.4 § 310.4 Access exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.4.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.5 § 310.5 Responses to requests for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.5.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.6 § 310.6 Appeals from denials of requests for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.6.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.7 § 310.7 Requests for amendment or correction of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.7.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.8 § 310.8 Civil remedies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.8.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.9 § 310.9 Requests for an accounting of record disclosures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.9.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.10 § 310.10 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.10.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.11 § 310.11 Other rights and services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.11.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.12 § 310.12 Types of exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.12.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.13 § 310.13 Exemptions for DoD-wide systems.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.13.md)
- [32 CFR § 310.14 § 310.14 Department of the Air Force exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.14.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-310.8. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.