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title: "42 U.S.C. § 669a"
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description: "Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to State child support enforcement agencies in child support cases"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "7"
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chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
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section: "669a"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 669a"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 669a - Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to State child support enforcement agencies in child support cases
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## Text
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(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a financial institution shall not be liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual, or for disclosing any such record to the Federal Parent Locator Service pursuant to section 666(a)(17)(A) of this title.
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(b) Prohibition of disclosure of financial record obtained by State child support enforcement agency A State child support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) may disclose such financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of such individual.
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(c) Civil damages for unauthorized disclosure (1) Disclosure by State officer or employee If any person knowingly, or by reason of negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in violation of subsection (b), such individual may bring a civil action for damages against such person in a district court of the United States.
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(2) No liability for good faith but erroneous interpretation No liability shall arise under this subsection with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith, but erroneous, interpretation of subsection (b).
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(3) Damages In any action brought under paragraph (1), upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the sum of—
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(A) the greater of—
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(i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized disclosure of a financial record with respect to which such defendant is found liable; or
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(ii) the sum of—
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(I) the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a result of such unauthorized disclosure; plus
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(II) in the case of a willful disclosure or a disclosure which is the result of gross negligence, punitive damages; plus
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(B) the costs (including attorney’s fees) of the action.
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(d) Definitions For purposes of this section—
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(1) Financial institution The term “financial institution” means—
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(A) a depository institution, as defined in section 1813(c) of title 12;
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(B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 1813(u) of title 12;
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(C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, as defined in section 1752 of title 12, including an institution-affiliated party of such a credit union, as defined in section 1786(r) of title 12; and
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(D) any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-market mutual fund, or similar entity authorized to do business in the State.
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(2) Financial record The term “financial record” has the meaning given such term in section 3401 of title 12.
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(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 469A, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 353, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2240; amended Pub. L. 105–200, title IV, § 406(c), July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 672.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–200 inserted “, or for disclosing any such record to the Federal Parent Locator Service pursuant to section 666(a)(17)(A) of this title” before period at end.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateFor effective date of section, see section 395(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 104–193, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 654 of this title.
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