52 USC § 20704 - Disclosure of records or papers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20704"
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title: "52 USC § 20704 - Disclosure of records or papers"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20704"
section_name: "Disclosure of records or papers"
chapter_number: 207
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION RECORDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–449, title III, § 304, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 88.)"
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# § 20704. Disclosure of records or papers

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.

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

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.