Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§40706 Privacy Protection Standards
Title 34 › Subtitle IV — Criminal Records and Information › CHAPTER 407 — DNA IDENTIFICATION › SUBCHAPTER I — COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES › § 40706
Summary
Samples or test results from the testing rules may be used only for the purposes those rules allow and shared only in the limited ways the Combined DNA Index System permits. Anyone who knowingly shares, takes, or uses such material without permission can be fined up to $250,000 or jailed up to one year. Each act is a separate crime.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §40706
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(a)In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), any sample collected under, or any result of any analysis carried out under, section 40701, 40702, or 40703 of this title may be used only for a purpose specified in such section.
(b)Permissive uses
A sample or result described in subsection (a) may be disclosed under the circumstances under which disclosure of information included in the Combined DNA Index System is allowed, as specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 12592(b)(3) of this title.
(c)Criminal penalty
A person who knowingly discloses a sample or result described in subsection (a) in any manner to any person not authorized to receive it, or obtains or uses, without authorization, such sample or result, shall be fined not more than $250,000, or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year. Each instance of disclosure, obtaining, or use shall constitute a separate offense under this subsection.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14135e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–405, § 309, reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A person who knowingly— “(1) discloses a sample or result described in subsection (a) of this section in any manner to any person not authorized to receive it; or “(2) obtains, without authorization, a sample or result described in subsection (a) of this section, shall be fined not more than $250,000, or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or both.” Pub. L. 108–405, § 203(e)(2), substituted “$250,000, or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or both” for “$100,000” in concluding provisions.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 40706
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110