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Abstract: 

The DPPA regulates the dissemination and use of information contained in state motor vehicle records and was intended, in part, to prevent the use of this information by criminals seeking to locate victims and commit crimes. DV advocates support the law because it makes it more difficult for abusive spouses or stalkers to use public motor vehicle records to track down victims, but several federal district courts have ruled the act unconstitutional and an encroachment on state authority. This article reviews four important cases, three of which found DPAA unconstitutional and one that upheld the law’s constitutionality.

Keywords: The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. §§2721-25)

Affiliations:  1: Contributing Editor; 2: Boalt Hall School of Law.