2011 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 35 - RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY (§§ 3401 - 3422)
Section 3402 - Access to financial records by Government authorities prohibited; exceptions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 35 - RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY
Sec. 3402 - Access to financial records by Government authorities prohibited; exceptions
Containssection 3402
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 95-630, title XI, §1102, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3697.
Statutes at Large Reference92 Stat. 3697
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 95-630

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12 USC § 3402 (2011)
§3402. Access to financial records by Government authorities prohibited; exceptions

Except as provided by section 3403(c) or (d), 3413, or 3414 of this title, no Government authority may have access to or obtain copies of, or the information contained in the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless the financial records are reasonably described and—

(1) such customer has authorized such disclosure in accordance with section 3404 of this title;

(2) such financial records are disclosed in response to an administrative subpena or summons which meets the requirements of section 3405 of this title;

(3) such financial records are disclosed in response to a search warrant which meets the requirements of section 3406 of this title;

(4) such financial records are disclosed in response to a judicial subpena which meets the requirements of section 3407 of this title; or

(5) such financial records are disclosed in response to a formal written request which meets the requirements of section 3408 of this title.

(Pub. L. 95–630, title XI, §1102, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3697.)

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