FEDERAL · 34 U.S.C. · Chapter 121

Confidentiality of abused person's address

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 34Crime Control and Law Enforcement·Ch. 121 — VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT·Subch. III·Pt. B
(a)Regulations Not later than 90 days after September 13, 1994, 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)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 1 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

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§ 10410
34 U.S.C. § 10410

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History

(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, §40281, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1938.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

References in Text
Section 10410 of title 42, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was generally amended by Pub. L. 111–320, title II, §201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3497, and, as so amended, no longer contains provisions relating to grants for State domestic violence coalitions. See section 10411 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

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