Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73
§20704 Disclosure of records or papers
Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Voting Assistance and Election Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 207— - FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS › § 20704
Summary
Attorney General and DOJ employees can't disclose these records unless a U.S. court orders it. Disclosure is allowed to Congress, government agencies, or in a court case or grand jury.
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Title 52, §20704
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Unless otherwise ordered by a court of the United States, neither the Attorney General nor any employee of the Department of Justice, nor any other representative of the Attorney General, shall disclose any record or paper produced pursuant to this chapter, or any reproduction or copy, except to Congress and any committee thereof, governmental agencies, and in the presentation of any case or proceeding before any court or grand jury.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1974c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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52 U.S.C. § 20704
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73