2016 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 94 - Privacy
Subchapter II - Fraudulent Access to Financial Information
Sec. 6824 - Relation to State laws

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 6824 (2016)
Section Name §6824. Relation to State laws
Section Text (a) In general

This subchapter shall not be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting the statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations in effect in any State, except to the extent that such statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations are inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.

(b) Greater protection under State law

For purposes of this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter if the protection such statute, regulation, order, or interpretation affords any person is greater than the protection provided under this subchapter as determined by the Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with the agency or authority with jurisdiction under section 6822 of this title of either the person that initiated the complaint or that is the subject of the complaint, on its own motion or upon the petition of any interested party.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 106–102, title V, §524, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1448.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 94 - PRIVACY
SUBCHAPTER II - FRAUDULENT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Sec. 6824 - Relation to State laws
Contains section 6824
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 113 Stat. 1448
Public Law References Public Law 106-102
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