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13 U.S.C. § 214 — Wrongful disclosure of information
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Whoever, being or having been an employee or staff member referred to in subchapter II of chapter 1 of this title, having taken and subscribed the oath of office, or having sworn to observe the limitations imposed by [section 9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section9&num=0&edition=prelim), or whoever, being or having been a census liaison within the meaning of [section 16 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section16&num=0&edition=prelim), publishes or communicates any information, the disclosure of which is prohibited under the provisions of [section 9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section9&num=0&edition=prelim), and which comes into his possession by reason of his being employed (or otherwise providing services) under the provisions of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
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Whoever, being or having been an employee or staff member referred to in subchapter II of chapter 1 of this title, having taken and subscribed the oath of office, or having sworn to observe the limitations imposed by [section 9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section9&num=0&edition=prelim), or whoever, being or having been a census liaison within the meaning of [section 16 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section16&num=0&edition=prelim), publishes or communicates any information, the disclosure of which is prohibited under the provisions of [section 9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section9&num=0&edition=prelim), and which comes into his possession by reason of his being employed (or otherwise providing services) under the provisions of this title, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, § 607, 63 Stat. 441, related to housing census. See [section 141 of Title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section141&num=0&edition=prelim), Census.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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**(a)** The Secretary, to assist efforts to ensure the accuracy of censuses and surveys under this title, shall—
(1) publish standards defining the content and structure of address information which States and local units of general purpose government may submit to the Secretary to be used in developing a national address list;
(2)
(A) develop and publish a timetable for the Bureau to receive, review, and respond to submissions of information under paragraph (1) before the decennial census date; and
(B) provide for a response by the Bureau with respect to such submissions in which the Bureau specifies its determinations regarding such information and the reasons for such determinations; and
(3) be subject to the review process developed under section 3 of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 relating to responses pursuant to paragraph (2).
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary—
(A) shall provide officials who are designated as census liaisons by a local unit of general purpose government with access to census address information for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the address information of the Bureau for census and survey purposes; and
(B) together with such access, should provide an explanation of duties and obligations under this title.
(2) Access under paragraph (1) shall be limited to address information concerning addresses within the local unit of general purpose government represented by the census liaison or an adjacent local unit of general purpose government.
(3) The Bureau should respond to each recommendation made by a census liaison concerning the accuracy of address information, including the determination (and reasons therefor) of the Bureau regarding each such recommendation.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), in a case i
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**(a)** Neither the Secretary, nor any other officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof, or local government census liaison, may, except as provided in section 8 or 16 or chapter 10 of this title or section 210 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 or section 2(f) of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997—
(1) use the information furnished under the provisions of this title for any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which it is supplied; or
(2) make any publication whereby the data furnished by any particular establishment or individual under this title can be identified; or
(3) permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department or bureau or agency thereof to examine the individual reports.
No department, bureau, agency, officer, or employee of the Government, except the Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this title, shall require, for any reason, copies of census reports which have been retained by any such establishment or individual. Copies of census reports which have been so retained shall be immune from legal process, and shall not, without the consent of the individual or establishment concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative proceeding.
**(b)** The provisions of subsection (a) of this section relating to the confidential treatment of data for particular individuals and establishments, shall not apply to the censuses of governments provided for by subchapter III of chapter 5 of this title, nor to interim current data provided for by subchapter IV of chapter 5 of this title as to the subjects covered by censuses of governments, with re
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As used in this title, unless the context requires another meaning or unless it is otherwise provided—
(1) “Bureau” means the Bureau of the Census;
(2) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce; and
(3) “respondent” includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, proprietorship, society, joint stock company, individual, or other organization or entity which reported information, or on behalf of which information was reported, in response to a questionnaire, inquiry, or other request of the Bureau.
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TITLE 13—CENSUS
§ 214
or under authority of this title, shall be guilty
of perjury, and shall be fined not more than
$2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both.
(b) Whoever, being an officer or employee re-
ferred to in subchapter II of chapter 1 of this
title—
(1) willfully and knowingly makes a false
certificate or fictitious return; or
(2) knowingly or willfully furnishes or
causes to be furnished, or, having been such an
officer or employee, knowingly or willfully
furnished or caused to be furnished, directly or
indirectly, to the Secretary or to any other of-
ficer or employee of the Department of Com-
merce or bureau or agency thereof, any false
statement or false information with reference
to any inquiry for which he was authorized
and required to collect information provided
for in this title—
shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1022.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., §§ 122, 208, 252, and
section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public
Health and Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 8, 46 Stat. 23;
June 19, 1948, ch. 502, § 2, 62 Stat. 479; July 15, 1949, ch.
338, title VI, § 607, 63 Stat. 441; Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 910, § 2,
64 Stat. 784).
Section consolidates part of section 208 of title 13,
U.S.C., 1952 ed., with that part of section 122 of such
title which made such section 208 applicable to the
quinquennial censuses of manufacturers, the mineral
industries, and other businesses (see subchapter I of
chapter 5 of this revised title), that part of section 252
of such title which made such section 208 applicable to
the quinquennial censuses of governments (see sub-
chapter III of chapter 5 of
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