18 U.S.C. § 2722

Additional unlawful acts

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(a)Procurement for Unlawful Purpose.—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)False Representation.—It shall be unlawful for any person to make false representation to obtain any personal information from an individual’s motor vehicle record.(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXX, § 300002(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2101.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 80 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Pichler v. UNITE, 542 F.3d 380 (3rd Cir. 2008).
Pichler v. UNITE, 542 F.3d 380 (3rd Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 842 (a), like 18 U.S.C. § 2722 , provides that "[i]t shall be unlawful for any person" to commit certain acts or omissions violative of the Controlled Substances Act.”
Roth v. Guzman, 650 F.3d 603 (6th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “" 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a)-(b). A person who knowingly violates the DPPA is subject to criminal fine, id.”
Arkansas State Police v. Wren, 2016 Ark. 188 (Ark. 2016). · cites it 5× “” The court addressed a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2722—which is not the same as here,2 and as the majority notes is from a motion to dismiss—but the definition of “personal information” is the same.”
Graczyk v. West Publ'g Co., 660 F.3d 275 (7th Cir. 2011). · cites it 3× “The plaintiffs in this case contend that West Publishing obtains their personal information from state Department of Motor Vehicle (“DMV”) records and resells the information in violation of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2722 . The district court…”
James Kehoe v. Fid. Fed. Bank & Trust, 421 F.3d 1209 (11th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “— 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.”
Rine v. Imagitas, Inc., 590 F.3d 1215 (11th Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “” 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a) (emphasis added). Thus, third parties who obtain drivers’ personal information for other than a permissible use, are in violation of the DPPA.”
Scott Dahlstrom v. Sun-Times Media, LLC, 777 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “” 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a). A separate provision of the Act specifically proscribes officers, employees, and contractors of state departments of motor vehicles from knowingly disclosing that same information.”
Corley v. Vance, 365 F. Supp. 3d 407 (S.D. Ill. 2019). “06 Civ. 3676 (PAC) (KNF), 2006 WL 3022966 , at *4 (S.”
Gordon v. Softech Int'l, Inc., 726 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “18 U.S.C. §§ 2722 (a), 2721(c). Notwithstanding these default rules of non-disclosure, the DPPA identifies fourteen "permissible uses" -- exceptions from the default rule -- for which personal information may be obtained, disclosed, used, or resold.”
Allen v. Vertafore, 28 F.4th 613 (5th Cir. 2022). “” 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a). “A person who knowingly obtains, discloses or uses personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for a purpose not permitted under [the DPPA] shall be liable to the individual to whom the information pertains, who may bring a civil action in a United…”
Pryor v. Reno, 998 F. Supp. 1317 (M.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 3× “§ 2721 (c); 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a). The Act requires that individuals reselling or redisclosing personal information for a permissible use keep records for five years stating to whom they have resold or redisclosed the information and the purpose of any such release, and must make…”
Cook v. Acs State & Local Solutions, Inc., 663 F.3d 989 (8th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 18 U.S.C. § 2722 (a). The DPPA also regulates the resale and redisclosure of drivers’ personal information by private individuals.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2722(b) — 1 case
Miller v. Image Data LLC, 91 F. App'x 122 (10th Cir. 2004).
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