Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2723 Penalties
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 123— - PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS › § 2723
Summary
Anyone who knowingly breaks these rules must pay a fine under federal law. If a State department of motor vehicles has a policy or repeated practice of seriously failing to follow the rules, the Attorney General can make it pay a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each day it continues that noncompliance.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §2723
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(a)A person who knowingly violates this chapter shall be fined under this title.
(b)Any State department of motor vehicles that has a policy or practice of substantial noncompliance with this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Attorney General of not more than $5,000 a day for each day of substantial noncompliance.
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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. § 2723
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73