12-U.S.C.-5566

§5566 – Referrals For Criminal Proceedings

Pathway

Title 12 > Chapter 53 > Subchapter V > Part E > Section 5566

Details

• Reference: Section 5566
• Legend: §5566 – Referrals For Criminal Proceedings
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

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.

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

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.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

12-U.S.C.-5561 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Banking Law

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12-U.S.C.-5538 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Banking Reform

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