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§3412. Use of information — Inbound Citations

12 U.S.C. § 3412

Cited by 6 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 12 U.S.C. § 3412 as a whole

Citations to §3412(a)

Citations to §3412(b)

  • (a) Upon application of the Government authority, the customer notice required under section 3404(c), 3405(2), 3406(c), 3407(2), 3408(4), or 3412(b) of this title may be delayed by order of an appropriate court if the presiding judge or magistrate judge finds that—
    (1) the investigation being conducted is within the lawful jurisdiction of the Government authority seeking the financial records;
    (2) there is reason to believe that the rec­ords being sought are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry; and
    (3) there is reason to believe that such notice will result in—
    (A) endangering life or physical safety of any person;
    (B) flight from prosecution;
    (C) destruction of or tampering with evidence;
    (D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or
    (E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an investigation or official proceeding or unduly delaying a trial or ongoing official proceeding to the same extent as the circumstances in the preceeding1 subparagraphs.
    An application for delay must be made with reasonable specificity.
  • (A) The Commission may transfer financial records or the information contained therein to any government authority if the Commission proceeds as a transferring agency in accordance with section 1112 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 [12 U.S.C. 3412], except that the customer notice required under section 1112(b) or (c) of such Act [12 U.S.C. 3412(b) or (c)] may be delayed upon a showing by the Commission, in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraphs (4) and (5), that one or more of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2) apply.