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title: "34 CFR 99.63 FERPA: Where are complaints filed?"
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text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
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34 CFR 99.63 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart E: What Are the Enforcement Procedures?

# 34 CFR 99.63 FERPA: Where are complaints filed?

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

A parent or eligible student may file a written complaint with the Office regarding an alleged violation under the Act and this part. The Office's address is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(g))

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Source credit: \[65 FR 41854, July 6, 2000, as amended at 73 FR 74854, Dec. 9, 2008\]

[34 CFR 99.63 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.63)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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