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[CITE: 44USC3512]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
         CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF 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 chapter if--
        (1) the collection of information does not display a valid 
    control number assigned by the Director in accordance with this 
    chapter; 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.)


                            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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 15 section 57b-2; title 31 
section 3811.
