FEDERAL · 12 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER V—BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Referrals for criminal proceedings

12 U.S.C. § 5566
Title12Banks and Banking
ChapterSUBCHAPTER V—BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
PartE

This text of 12 U.S.C. § 5566 (Referrals for criminal proceedings) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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12 U.S.C. § 5566.

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If the Bureau obtains evidence that any person, domestic or foreign, has engaged in conduct that may constitute a violation of Federal criminal law, the Bureau shall transmit such evidence to the Attorney General of the United States, who may institute criminal proceedings under appropriate law. Nothing in this section affects any other authority of the Bureau to disclose information.

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History

(Pub. L. 111–203, title X, §1056, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2031.)

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Effective Date
Section effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1058 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5561 of this title.

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