34 U.S.C. § 12321 | Confidentiality of abused person’s address

(a)

Regulations

September 13, 1994Not later than 90 days after , the United States Postal Service shall promulgate regulations to secure the confidentiality of domestic violence shelters and abused persons’ addresses.

(b)

Requirements

The regulations under subsection (a) shall require—

(1)

in the case of an individual, the presentation to an appropriate postal official of a valid, outstanding protection order; and

(2)

1 See References in Text note below.

in the case of a domestic violence shelter, the presentation to an appropriate postal authority of proof from a State domestic violence coalition that meets the requirements of section 10410  of title 42 verifying that the organization is a domestic violence shelter.

(c)

Disclosure for certain purposes

The regulations under subsection (a) shall not prohibit the disclosure of addresses to State or Federal agencies for legitimate law enforcement or other governmental purposes.

(d)

Existing compilations

Compilations of addresses existing at the time at which order is presented to an appropriate postal official shall be excluded from the scope of the regulations under subsection (a).

Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40281Sept. 13, 1994108 Stat. 1938(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 10410 of title 42 Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201Dec. 20, 2010124 Stat. 3497 section 10411 of Title 42, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was generally amended by , , , and, as so amended, no longer contains provisions relating to grants for State domestic violence coalitions. See , The Public Health and Welfare.

Codification

section 13951 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.