18 USC § 2725 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s2725"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 2725 - Definitions"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2725"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 123
chapter_name: "PROHIBITION ON RELEASE AND USE OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXX, § 300002(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2102; amended Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title III, § 309(b)], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–24.)"
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# § 2725. Definitions

In this chapter—

**(1)** “motor vehicle record” means any record that pertains to a motor vehicle operator’s permit, motor vehicle title, motor vehicle registration, or identification card issued by a department of motor vehicles;

**(2)** “person” means an individual, organization or entity, but does not include a State or agency thereof;

**1** “personal information” means information that identifies an individual, including an individual’s photograph, social security number, driver identification number, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), telephone number, and medical or disability information, but does not include information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and driver’s status.[^1]

So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.

**(4)** “highly restricted personal information” means an individual’s photograph or image, social security number, medical or disability information; and

**(5)** “express consent” means consent in writing, including consent conveyed electronically that bears an electronic signature as defined in section 106(5) of Public Law 106–229.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXX, § 300002(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2102; amended Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title III, § 309(b)], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–24.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in par. (5), is classified to , Commerce and Trade.

### Amendments

2000—Pars. (4), (5).  added pars. (4) and (5).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 3 years after , with provisions relating to release of personal information before the effective date and compliance after such date, see , set out as a note under .