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Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001224

A federal law that restricts the disclosure of personal information contained in state motor vehicle records. It prohibits states from releasing certain data, such as names, addresses, and social security numbers, without the individual's consent or for specific permissible uses. Insurance companies are generally allowed access to this information for legitimate business purposes, such as underwriting and claims handling.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001224
FieldInsurance and risk management
AbbreviationDPPA
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001224",
  "term": "Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A federal law that restricts the disclosure of personal information contained in state motor vehicle records. It prohibits states from releasing certain data, such as names, addresses, and social security numbers, without the individual's consent or for specific permissible uses. Insurance companies are generally allowed access to this information for legitimate business purposes, such as underwriting and claims handling.",
  "abbreviation": "DPPA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/driver-s-privacy-protection-act-of-1994-dppa/"
}

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