--- title: "42 U.S.C. 2000aa–12 Privacy Protection Act: Binding nature of guidelines; disciplinary actions for violations; legal proceedings for non-compliance prohibited" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/section/2000aa-12" source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s2000aa-12/" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 42, 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." text_as_of: "2026-10-22" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–12 Privacy Protection Act · Chapter 21A: PRIVACY PROTECTION # 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–12 Privacy Protection Act: Binding nature of guidelines; disciplinary actions for violations; legal proceedings for non-compliance prohibited United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text Guidelines issued by the Attorney General under this subchapter shall have the full force and effect of Department of Justice regulations and any violation of these guidelines shall make the employee or officer involved subject to appropriate administrative disciplinary action. However, an issue relating to the compliance, or the failure to comply, with guidelines issued pursuant to this subchapter may not be litigated, and a court may not entertain such an issue as the basis for the suppression or exclusion of evidence. ## Source Source: United States Code, title 42, 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. 96-440, title II, § 202 , Oct. 13, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1883 .) [42 U.S.C. 2000aa–12 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s2000aa-12/) United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [Privacy Protection Act Navigator](https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act) / 42 U.S.C. 2000aa–12 Previous: [42 U.S.C. 2000aa–11 Privacy Protection Act: Guidelines for Federal officers and employees](https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/section/2000aa-11) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/privacy-protection-act/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents