Privacy laws that work for you
Most cops, firefighters, and EMS don't know which laws actually protect their home address, and the people who live there. Here's the short list, federal and state, with what each one does, who it covers, and how to use it. Plain English, no legal training assumed.
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NJ: judges, prosecutors, law enforcement.
DPPA (Driver's Privacy Protection Act)
Federal: protects DMV records.
Lieu Act
Federal: protects federal judges.
California ACP (CA Gov Code §6205)
CA: Address Confidentiality Program.
California Delete Act + DROP
CA: one request to registered brokers, reprocessed every 45 days.
NY Civil Rights Law (50-a successor)
NY: police personnel records.
Texas ACP
TX: Address Confidentiality Program.
FL Marsy's Law
FL: victim and officer protections.
Colorado Anti-Doxxing Statute
CO: misdemeanor to dox protected workers.
Illinois Judicial Privacy Act
IL: judges only; 72-hour broker removal.
CA AB 1242 (Reproductive Health)
CA: agency-side limit on cross-state reproductive-health cases.
CA SB 345 (Shield Act)
CA: agency-side limit on cross-state gender-affirming-care cases.
Federal FOIA Personnel Exemption
Federal: personnel-records exemption from FOIA disclosure.
HIPAA Breach Notification
Federal: written notice within 60 days when health data leaks.
FERPA
Federal: opt your kid out of school directory data.
FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act)
Federal: broker enforcement when reports drive employment, credit, or housing.