28 CFR § 47.5 - Certification.

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title: "28 CFR § 47.5 - Certification."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "47.5"
section_name: "Certification."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "47"
part_name: "RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 47.5 Certification.

Prior to obtaining the requested records pursuant to a formal written request, an official of a rank designated by the head of the requesting Departmental unit shall certify in writing to the financial institution that the Departmental unit has complied with the applicable provisions of the Act.