Wisconsin AG says it's OK for police to release some information from motor vehicle records
The Wisconsin attorney general released an opinion saying it's OK for police to release information they obtained from motor vehicle records. Several papers asked for the opinion because police agencies were redacting information from police reports, including names, saying that information is in driver's records (which are protected under the Drivers Privacy Protection Act). The AG said, no to the police. If they have information in a police report, even if it would be private in motor vehicle records, the agency can't keep it secret claiming the federal DPPA makes it secret. The DPPA does not regulate secondary use of the information, only release from motor vehicle records. See
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