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12 U.S.C. § 1956 — Criminal penalty

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12 U.S.C. § 1956 — Criminal penalty

Whoever willfully violates any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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Whoever willfully violates any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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12 U.S.C. § 1951 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

**(a)** The Congress finds that certain records maintained by businesses engaged in the functions described in [section 1953(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1953/b&num=0&edition=prelim) have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, and regulatory investigations and proceedings. The Congress further finds that the power to require reports of changes in the ownership, control, and managements of types of financial institutions referred to in [section 1952 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1952&num=0&edition=prelim) may be necessary for the same purpose. **(b)** It is the purpose of this chapter to require the maintenance of appropriate types of rec­ords and the making of appropriate reports by such businesses in the United States where such records or reports have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings.

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12 U.S.C. § 1956 — Criminal penalty

Page 1275 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 1958 1 See References in Text note below. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4357; Pub. L. 102–550, title XV, § 1535(c)(1), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4067.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–550 inserted ‘‘or any per- son willfully causing a violation of the regulation,’’ after ‘‘applies,’’. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–690 inserted ‘‘or grossly negligent’’ after ‘‘willful’’ and ‘‘or through gross neg- ligence’’ after ‘‘willfully’’ and substituted ‘‘$10,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, except that the Secretary of the Treasury may, by regulation, provide that this section be effective on any date not earlier than the publication of such regulations in the Federal Register and not later than first day of thirteenth cal- endar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see sec- tion 401(a), (b) of Pub. L. 91–508, set out as a note under section 1951 of this title. § 1956. Criminal penalty Whoever willfully violates any regulation under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (Pub. L. 91–508, title I, § 126, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1118.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on first day of seventh calendar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, except that the Secretary of the Treasury may, by regulation, provide that this section be effective on any date not earlier than the publication of such regulations in the Federal Register and not later than first day of thirteenth cal- endar month which begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see sec- tion 401(a), (b) of Pub. L. 91–508, set ou

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