2016 US Code
Title 52 - Voting and Elections
Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration
Chapter 207 - Federal Election Records
Sec. 20704 - Disclosure of records or papers

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Citation 52 U.S.C. § 20704 (2016)
Section Name §20704. Disclosure of records or papers
Section Text

Unless otherwise ordered by a court of the United States, neither the Attorney General nor any employee of the Department of Justice, nor any other representative of the Attorney General, shall disclose any record or paper produced pursuant to this chapter, or any reproduction or copy, except to Congress and any committee thereof, governmental agencies, and in the presentation of any case or proceeding before any court or grand jury.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 86–449, title III, §304, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 1974c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS
Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration
CHAPTER 207 - FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS
Sec. 20704 - Disclosure of records or papers
Contains section 20704
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 74 Stat. 88
Public Law References Public Law 86-449
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