Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7513 Reproduction of returns and other documents
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 7513
Summary
The Secretary may have federal agencies or other people photograph or film tax returns and other records and make copies from those images. The Secretary must write rules to keep the films, images, and data safe, and breaking those rules is punished under section 7213.
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Title 26, §7513
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(a)The Secretary is authorized to have any Federal agency or any person process films or other photoimpressions of any return, document, or other matter, and make reproductions from films or photoimpressions of any return, document, or other matter.
(b)The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which shall provide such safeguards as in the opinion of the Secretary are necessary or appropriate to protect the film, photoimpressions, and reproductions made therefrom, against any unauthorized use, and to protect the information contained therein against any unauthorized disclosure.
(c)For penalty for violation of regulations for safeguarding against unauthorized use of any film or photoimpression, or reproduction made therefrom, and against unauthorized disclosure of information contained therein, see section 7213.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b) (13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1202(f), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to legal status and evidentiary use of reproductions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 17, 1954, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 85–866, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1958 Amendment note under section 165 of this title.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 7513
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73