18 U.S.C. § 1833 : US Code - Section 1833: Exceptions to prohibitions

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1833 : US Code - Section 1833: Exceptions to prohibitions

This chapter does not prohibit -
(1) any otherwise lawful activity conducted by a governmental
entity of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision
of a State; or
(2) the reporting of a suspected violation of law to any
governmental entity of the United States, a State, or a political
subdivision of a State, if such entity has lawful authority with
respect to that violation.