§ 6807. — Relation to State laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC6807]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 94--PRIVACY
SUBCHAPTER I--DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sec. 6807. Relation to State laws
(a) In general
This subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall not
be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting any statute,
regulation, order, or interpretation in effect in any State, except to
the extent that such statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is
inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, and then only to
the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) Greater protection under State law
For purposes of this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or
interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this
subchapter if the protection such statute, regulation, order, or
interpretation affords any person is greater than the protection
provided under this subchapter and the amendments made by this
subchapter, as determined by the Federal Trade Commission, after
consultation with the agency or authority with jurisdiction under
section 6805(a) of this title of either the person that initiated the
complaint or that is the subject of the complaint, on its own motion or
upon the petition of any interested party.
(Pub. L. 106-102, title V, Sec. 507, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1442.)
References in Text
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this
subtitle'', meaning subtitle A (Secs. 501-510) of title V of Pub. L.
106-102, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1436, which enacted this subchapter
and amended section 1681s of this title. For complete classification of
subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
