28 CFR § 47.1 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s47.1"
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title: "28 CFR § 47.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "47.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "47"
part_name: "RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; section 1108 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, 12 U.S.C. 3408."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 822-79, 44 FR 14554, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "47"
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# 47.1 Definitions.

The terms used in this part shall have the same meaning as similar terms used in the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978. *Departmental unit* means any office, division, board, bureau, or other component of the Department of Justice which is authorized to conduct law enforcement inquiries. *Act* means the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978.