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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 · Sec. 40281

Sec. 40281. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ABUSED PERSON'S ADDRESS

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## SEC. 40281 CONFIDENTIALITY OF ABUSED PERSON'S ADDRESS **[**[34 U.S.C. 12321](/us/usc/t34/s12321)**]** ###
(a)Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 311 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410)) 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). ## CHAPTER 9 DATA AND RESEARCH
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