---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 19.181"
title: "12"
number: "19.181"
heading: "Confidentiality of formal investigations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/19.181"
---

# §19.181. Confidentiality of formal investigations.


The entire record of any formal investigative proceeding, including the resolution or order of the Comptroller authorizing or terminating the proceeding; all subpoenas issued by the OCC during the investigation; and all information, documents, and transcripts obtained by the OCC in the course of a formal investigation, are confidential and may be disclosed only in accordance with the provisions of [part 4](/cfr/12/part4.md) of this chapter or pursuant to OCC discovery obligations under [subpart A](/cfr/12/subpartA.md) of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 554-557; 12 U.S.C. 93, 93a, 161, 164, 481, 504, 1462a, 1463(a), 1464; 1467(d), 1467a(r), 1817(j), 1818, 1820, 1831m, 1831o, 1832, 1884, 1972, 3102, 3108, 3110, 3349, 3909, 4717, and 5412(b)(2)(B); 15 U.S.C. 78 l, 78o-4, 78o-5, 78q-1, 78s, 78u, 78u-2, 78u-3, 78w, and 1639e; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C. 330 and 5321; and 42 U.S.C. 4012a.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 89842, Dec. 28, 2023, unless otherwise noted.