§ 3512. — Public protection.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC3512]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
Sec. 3512. Public protection
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information that is subject to this subchapter if--
(1) the collection of information does not display a valid
control number assigned by the Director in accordance with this
subchapter; or
(2) the agency fails to inform the person who is to respond to
the collection of information that such person is not required to
respond to the collection of information unless it displays a valid
control number.
(b) The protection provided by this section may be raised in the
form of a complete defense, bar, or otherwise at any time during the
agency administrative process or judicial action applicable thereto.
(Added Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 181; amended Pub.
L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
Stat. 1654, 1654A-275.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3512, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 2(a), Dec. 11,
1980, 94 Stat. 2822, related to protection of persons failing to
maintain or provide information if information collection request did
not display current control number prior to the general amendment of
this chapter by Pub. L. 104-13.
Another prior section 3512, added Pub. L. 93-153, title IV,
Sec. 409(b), Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 593, related to information for
independent regulatory agencies, prior to the general amendment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 96-511.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``subchapter'' for
``chapter'' in introductory provisions and par. (1).
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-398 effective 30 days after Oct. 30, 2000,
see section 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1065] of Pub. L. 106-398, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 3531 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 15 section 57b-2; title 31
section 3811; title 42 section 14953.
