source:
  type: regulation
  id: ftc-16cfr-682.2
  authority: 16 CFR Part 682 — Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records (FCRA, FTC) § 682.2 — Purpose
    and scope
  description: '16 CFR Part 682 — Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records (FCRA, FTC), §682.2 Purpose
    and scope. Captured section-complete (all subsections verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: ftc-16cfr-682.2-a
  canonical_id: ftc-16cfr-682.2-a
  section: 16 CFR §682.2(a)
  description: 'Purpose and scope — (a): (a) Purpose. This part (&#x201C;rule&#x201D;) implements section 216 of
    the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which is designed to reduce the risk of consumer fraud
    and related harms, including identity theft, created by improper disposal of consumer information.'
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  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
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    tier: 1
    authority: 16 CFR Part 682 — Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records (FCRA, FTC) § 682.2
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    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-682
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    paragraph_quote: (a) Purpose. This part (&#x201C;rule&#x201D;) implements section 216 of the Fair and Accurate
      Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which is designed to reduce the risk of consumer fraud and related harms,
      including identity theft, created by improper disposal of consumer information.
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  judgment: false
- id: ftc-16cfr-682.2-b
  canonical_id: ftc-16cfr-682.2-b
  section: 16 CFR §682.2(b)
  description: 'Purpose and scope — (b): (b) Scope. This rule applies to any person over which the Federal Trade
    Commission has jurisdiction, that, for a business purpose, maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information.'
  type: reference
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
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    tier: 1
    authority: 16 CFR Part 682 — Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records (FCRA, FTC) § 682.2
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    paragraph_quote: (b) Scope. This rule applies to any person over which the Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction,
      that, for a business purpose, maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information.
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