Rules for
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information
Regulation S-P
Rule 17 -- Relation to State Laws
In general. This part shall not be construed
as superseding, altering, or affecting any statute, regulation, order, or
interpretation in effect in any State, except to the extent that such State
statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is inconsistent with the provisions
of this part, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.
Greater protection under State law. For
purposes of this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation
is not inconsistent with the provisions of this part if the protection such
statute, regulation, order, or interpretation affords any consumer is greater
than the protection provided under this part, as determined by the Federal
Trade Commission, after consultation with the Commission, on the Federal Trade
Commission's own motion, or upon the petition of any interested party.
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