U.S Code last checked for updates: Aug 02, 2025
§ 3412.
Use of information
(a)
Transfer of financial records to other agencies or departments; certification
(b)
Mailing of copy of certification and notice to customer
(c)
Court-ordered delays in mailing
(d)
Exchanges of examination reports by supervisory agencies; transfer of financial records to defend customer action; withholding of information
(e)
Exchange of records, reports, or other information
(f)
Transfer to Attorney General or Secretary of the Treasury
(1)
In general
Nothing in this chapter shall apply when financial records obtained by an agency or department of the United States are disclosed or transferred to the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Treasury upon the certification by a supervisory level official of the transferring agency or department that—
(A)
there is reason to believe that the records may be relevant to a violation of Federal criminal law; and
(B)
the records were obtained in the exercise of the agency’s or department’s supervisory or regulatory functions.
(2)
Limitation on use
(Pub. L. 95–630, title XI, § 1112, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3705; Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 432(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1527; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6186(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4357; Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 944, Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 102–242, title IV, § 411(1), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2375; Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1516, title XVI, § 1606(b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4059, 4087; Pub. L. 106–102, title II, § 231(b)(2), title VII, § 727(b)(2), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1407, 1475; Pub. L. 107–56, title III, § 358(f)(1), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 327; Pub. L. 109–455, §§ 10, 13, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3381, 3382; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1099(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 112–203, § 1, Dec. 4, 2012, 126 Stat. 1484.)
cite as: 12 USC 3412