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United States. Sectoral privacy. Act

DPPADriver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. §§ 2721–2725)

In force
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§1Summary

Synopsis

Limits disclosure and use of personal information from state motor vehicle records to permissible purposes. Resellers and recipients are bound by the same limits.

Key themes
  • motor vehicle records
  • permissible uses
  • resale
  • marketing consent
Unique features

Binds downstream recipients of DMV data, not just the state agencies.

SaaS relevance

Relevant to SaaS in insurance, automotive, identity verification and data enrichment that ingest DMV-derived data.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial
No
Breach notification
None
DPO
No
Cross-border transfers
None
Maximum penalty
Liquidated damages of $2,500 per violation plus punitive damages; criminal fines

§3Dates

Key dates
  • Adopted
  • In force
  • Opt-in requirement for marketing uses added 1999.

§4Text and authority

Text
Authority
US Department of Justice; private litigants

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of
United States
Also applies in

§6Sources and verification

Sources consulted
Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Not re-verified against a primary source in this session (search budget exhausted); details from established knowledge.