12 U.S.C. § 5566
Referrals for criminal proceedings
United States · Title 12 — BANKS AND BANKING · Status: effective
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- 12 U.S.C. § 5566, Referrals for criminal proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439094
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act