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title: "49 U.S.C. § 30183"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_name: "MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 30183 - Prohibition on certain disclosures

## Text

Any report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or of any officer, employee, or contractor of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or section 403 of title 23, may be made available to the public only in a manner that does not identify individuals.

(Added Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31204(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 760.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.