2012 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 43 - ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES (§§ 4201 - 4247)
Subchapter II - DECLARATIONS PROVIDING UNITED STATES WITH NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING RECOVERY OF ASSETS (§§ 4221 - 4230)
Section 4223 - Confidentiality of declarations
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING CHAPTER 43 - ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONS COMMITTING BANK FRAUD CRIMES SUBCHAPTER II - DECLARATIONS PROVIDING UNITED STATES WITH NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING RECOVERY OF ASSETS Sec. 4223 - Confidentiality of declarations |
Contains | section 4223 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 101-647, title XXV, §2578, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4900. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 104 Stat. 4900 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 101-647 |
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A declarant and the declarant's agents shall not disclose the existence or filing of a declaration filed pursuant to section 4221 of this title until:
(1) the declarant receives notice that the Attorney General has concluded that an action should not be pursued under section 4226(b) of this title;
(2) the declarant receives notice of an award pursuant to section 4226(c) of this title; or
(3) the declarant is granted a contract to pursue an action under section 4225(b) or 4227 of this title.
(b) Maintenance of confidentiality to prevent prejudice(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the contents of a declaration shall not be disclosed by the declarant if the disclosure would prejudice or compromise in any way the completion of any government investigation or any criminal or civil case that may arise out of, or make use of, information contained in a declaration, but information contained in a declaration may be disclosed as required by duly issued and authorized legal process.
(2) The Attorney General may in a circumstance described in paragraph (1) notify a declarant that continued confidentiality is required under this subsection notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Loss of rightsA declarant who discloses, except as provided by this subchapter, the existence or filing of a declaration or the contents thereof to anyone other than a duly authorized Federal or State investigator or the declarant's attorney shall immediately lose all rights under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, §2578, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4900.)
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