---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 16.11"
title: "24"
number: "16.11"
heading: "Disclosure of record to person other than the individual to whom it pertains."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/16.11"
---

# §16.11. Disclosure of record to person other than the individual to whom it pertains.

- (a) The Department may disclose a record pertaining to an individual to a person other than the individual only in the following instances:
  - (1) Upon written request by the individual, including authorization under [§ 16.5(e)](/cfr/24/16.5.md?p=e);
  - (2) With the prior written consent of the individual;
  - (3) To a parent or legal guardian under [5 U.S.C. 552a(h)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=h); and,
  - (4) When required by the Act and not covered explicitly by the provisions of [5 U.S.C. 552a(b)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=b); and,
  - (5) When permitted under [5 U.S.C. 552a(b)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=b) (1) through (11), which read as follows:
- (b) **The situations referred to in paragraph (a)(4) of this section include the following—**
  - (1) [5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(4)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=c-4) requires dissemination of a corrected or amended record or notation of a disagreement statement by the Department in certain circumstances:
  - (2) [5 U.S.C. 552(a)(g)](/usc/5/552.md?p=a-g) authorizes civil action by an individual and requires disclosure by the Department or the court;
  - (3) Section 5(e)(2) of the Act authorizes release of any records or information by the Department to the Privacy Protection Study Commission upon request of the Chairman; and
  - (4) Section 6 of the Act authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to provide the Department with continuing oversight and assistance in implementation of the Act.
- (c) The Department shall make an accounting of each disclosure of any record contained in a system of records in accordance with [5 U.S.C. 552a(c)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=c) (1) and (2). Except for a disclosure made under [5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=b-7), the Privacy Act Officer shall make such accounting available to any individual, insofar as it pertains to that individual, on request submitted in accordance with [§ 16.4](/cfr/24/16.4.md). The Privacy Act Officer shall make reasonable efforts to notify any individual when any record in a system of records is disclosed to any person under compulsory legal process, promptly upon being informed that such process has become a matter of public record.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 40 FR 39729, Aug. 28, 1975, unless otherwise noted.