2014 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking (Sections 1 - 5710)
Chapter 53 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Sections 5301 - 5641)
Subchapter V - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Sections 5481 - 5603)
Part E - Enforcement Powers (Sections 5561 - 5567)
Sec. 5566 - Referrals for criminal proceedings

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 53 - WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER V - BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Part E - Enforcement Powers
Sec. 5566 - Referrals for criminal proceedings
Containssection 5566
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-203, title X, §1056, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2031.
Statutes at Large Reference124 Stat. 2031
Public and Private LawPublic Law 111-203

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12 U.S.C. § 5566 (2014)
§5566. Referrals for criminal proceedings

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.

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