# 18 U.S.C. § 2721: Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records

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## Section

- **Citation:** 18 U.S.C. § 2721
- **Heading:** Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** May 4, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > PART I—CRIMES > CHAPTER 123—PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS

## Text

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; or

(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXX, § 300002(a) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2099 ; amended Pub. L. 104–287, § 1 , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3388 ; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(46) , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3509 ; Pub. L. 106–69, title III, § 350(c) , (d), Oct. 9, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1025 ; Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title III, § 309(c)–(e)] , Oct. 23, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1356 , 1356A–24.)

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