Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2722 Additional unlawful acts
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 123— - PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS › § 2722
Summary
Makes it illegal to knowingly get or share a person's personal information from a motor vehicle record for any use not allowed under section 2721(b). It also makes it illegal to lie or pretend to be someone else to obtain personal information from a motor vehicle record.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §2722
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(a)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.
(b)It shall be unlawful for any person to make false representation to obtain any personal information from an individual’s motor vehicle record.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 3 years after Sept. 13, 1994, with provisions relating to release of personal information before the
Effective Date
and compliance after such date, see section 300003 of Pub. L. 103–322, set out as a note under section 2721 of this title.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2722
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73