---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 1010.930"
title: "31"
number: "1010.930"
heading: "Rewards for informants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/1010.930"
---

# §1010.930. Rewards for informants.

- (a) If an individual provides original information which leads to a recovery of a criminal fine, civil penalty, or forfeiture, which exceeds $50,000, for a violation of the provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act or of this chapter, the Secretary may pay a reward to that individual.
- (b) The Secretary shall determine the amount of the reward to be paid under this section; however, any reward paid may not be more than 25 percent of the net amount of the fine, penalty or forfeiture collected, or $150,000, whichever is less.
- (c) An officer or employee of the United States, a State, or a local government who provides original information described in [paragraph (a)](#a) in the performance of official duties is not eligible for a reward under this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b and 1951-1959; 31 U.S.C. 5311-5314, 5316-5336; title III, sec. 314 Pub. L. 107-56, 115 Stat. 307; sec. 2006, Pub. L. 114-41, 129 Stat. 457; sec. 701 Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; sec. 6403, Pub. L. 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 65812, Oct. 26, 2010, unless otherwise noted.