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 PUBLIC LAW 102-519—OCT. 25, 1992 106 STAT. 3391 minimum, enable a user of the system instantly and reliably to determine— (1) the validity and status of a document purporting to be a certification of title, (2) whether an automobile bearing a known vehicle identification number is titled in a particular State, (3) whether an automobile known to be titled in a particular State is or has been a jimk vehicle or a salvage vehicle, (4) for an automobile known to be titled in a particular State, the odometer reading information, as required in section 408 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 1988), of such vehicle on the date its certificate of title was issued and such later odometer information, if noted by the State, and (5) whether an automobile bearing a known vehicle identification number has been reported as a junk vehicle or a salvage vehicle pursuant to section 204. (c) AVAILABILITY OF L^ffl-ORMATiON.— (1) To STATE.—Upon request of a participating State, the operator makes available to such State information in the information system pertaining to any automobile. (2) To LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Upon request of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, the operator makes available to such official information in the information system pertaining to a particular automobile, salvage yard, or junk yard. (3) To PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS. —Upon request of a prospective purchaser of an automobile, including an auction company or an entity that is in the biisiness of purchasing used automobiles, the operator makes available to such prospective purchaser information in the information system pertaining to such automobile. (4) To INSURANCE CARRIERS.—Upon request of a prospective or current insurer of an automobile, the operatoi" makes available to such prospective or current insurer information in the information system pertaining to such automobile. (5) PRIVACY.—Notwithstanding any provision of paragraphs (1) through (4), the operator shall release no information ouier than what is necessary to reasonably satisfy the requirements of subsection (b). In no event shall the operator collect an individual's social security niunber or enable users of the information system to obtain an individual's address or social security number. SEC. 203. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE 15 USC 2043. TITLE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) REQUIREMENTS. — (1) INFORMATION SHARING. —Each State shall make titling information maintained by such State available for use in establishing the National Motor Vehicle Htle Information System established under section 202. (2) TITLE VERIFICATION. — Each State shall establish a practice of performing an instant title verification check before issuing a certificate of title to an individual or entity claiming to have purchased an automobile from an individual or entity in another State. Such instant title verification check shall consist of—

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