12 USC § 5566 - Referrals for criminal proceedings

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title: "12 USC § 5566 - Referrals for criminal proceedings"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "5566"
section_name: "Referrals for criminal proceedings"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Enforcement Powers"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1056, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2031.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1056, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2031.)

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