§ 12321 - Confidentiality of abused person’s address

CHAPTER 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER III— VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

(a) 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) The regulations under subsection (a) shall require—

(b)(1) in the case of an individual, the presentation to an appropriate postal official of a valid, outstanding protection order; and

(b)(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 [Fn: See References in Text note below.] of title 42 verifying that the organization is a domestic violence shelter.

(c) 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) 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).

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.