12 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 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
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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.)


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.