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title: "15 U.S.C. 6824 GLBA: Relation to State laws"
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15 U.S.C. 6824 GLBA · Chapter 94: PRIVACY

# 15 U.S.C. 6824 GLBA: Relation to State laws

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 15 U.S.C. 6824(a)

**(a)** In general

This subchapter shall not be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting the statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations in effect in any State, except to the extent that such statutes, regulations, orders, or interpretations are inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.

### 15 U.S.C. 6824(b)

**(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 as determined by the Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with the agency or authority with jurisdiction under section 6822 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.

## Source

Source: United States Code, title 15, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced.

Source credit: ( Pub. L. 106-102, title V, § 524 , Nov. 12, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1448 .)

[15 U.S.C. 6824 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t15/s6824/)

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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