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34 U.S.C. 11186: Confidentiality of program recordsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTCHAPTER 111-JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
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§11186. Confidentiality of program records

Except as authorized by law, program records containing the identity of individual juveniles gathered for purposes pursuant to this subchapter may not be disclosed without the consent of the service recipient or legally authorized representative, or as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. Under no circumstances may program reports or findings available for public dissemination contain the actual names of individual service recipients.

( Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 299E , formerly § 296, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7266(4) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4450 ; renumbered § 299E, Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(i)(1)(B) , Nov. 4, 1992 , 106 Stat. 5006 .)

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Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 5676 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 11101 of this title.