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31 U.S.C. § 5320 — Injunctions

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31 U.S.C. § 5320 — Injunctions

When the Secretary of the Treasury believes a person has violated, is violating, or will violate this subchapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subchapter, the Secretary may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States or appropriate United States court of a territory or possession of the United States to enjoin the violation or to enforce compliance with the subchapter, regulation, or order. An injunction or temporary restraining order shall be issued without bond.

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When the Secretary of the Treasury believes a person has violated, is violating, or will violate this subchapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subchapter, the Secretary may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States or appropriate United States court of a territory or possession of the United States to enjoin the violation or to enforce compliance with the subchapter, regulation, or order. An injunction or temporary restraining order shall be issued without bond.

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31 U.S.C. § 5318A — Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, international transactions, or types of accounts of primary money laundering concern

**(a) International Counter-Money Laundering Requirements.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of the Treasury may require domestic financial institutions and domestic financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures described in subsection (b) if the Secretary finds that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that a jurisdiction outside of the United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating outside of the United States, 1 or more classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, or 1 or more types of accounts is of primary money laundering concern, in accordance with subsection (c). (2) **Form of requirement.—** — The special measures described in— (A) subsection (b) may be imposed in such sequence or combination as the Secretary shall determine; (B) paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) may be imposed by regulation, order, or otherwise as permitted by law; and (C) subsection (b)(5) may be imposed only by regulation. (3) **Duration of orders; rulemaking.—** — Any order by which a special measure described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) is imposed (other than an order described in section 5326)— (A) shall be issued together with a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the imposition of such special measure; and (B) may not remain in effect for more than 120 days, except pursuant to a rule promulgated on or before the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of issuance of such order. (4) **Process for selecting special measures.—** — In selecting which special measure or measures to take under this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury— (A) shall consult with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, any other appro

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31 U.S.C. § 5321 — Civil penalties

**(a)** (1) A domestic financial institution or nonfinancial trade or business, and a partner, director, officer, or employee of a domestic financial institution or nonfinancial trade or business, willfully violating this subchapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subchapter (except sections 5314, 5315, and 5336 of this title or a regulation prescribed under sections 5314, 5315, and 5336), or willfully violating a regulation prescribed under section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or section 123 of Public Law 91–508, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than the greater of the amount (not to exceed $100,000) involved in the transaction (if any) or $25,000. For a violation of [section 5318(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5318/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) or a regulation prescribed under section 5318(a)(2), a separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues and at each office, branch, or place of business at which a violation occurs or continues. (2) The Secretary of the Treasury may impose an additional civil penalty on a person not filing a report, or filing a report containing a material omission or misstatement, under [section 5316 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5316&num=0&edition=prelim) or a regulation prescribed under section 5316. A civil penalty under this paragraph may not be more than the amount of the monetary instrument for which the report was required. A civil penalty under this paragraph is reduced by an amount forfeited under [section 5317(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5317/b&num=0&edition=p

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31 U.S.C. § 5320 — Injunctions

Page 471 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 5320 ‘‘(a) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary of the Treas- ury determines that reasonable grounds exist for con- cluding that one or more financial institutions oper- ating outside of the United States, or 1 or more classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction out- side of the United States, or 1 or more types of ac- counts within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States is of primary money laundering con- cern in connection with Russian illicit finance, the Secretary of the Treasury may, by order, regulation, or otherwise as permitted by law— ‘‘(1) require domestic financial institutions and do- mestic financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures described in section 5318A(b) of title 31, United States Code; or ‘‘(2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain transmittals of funds (to be defined by the Secretary) by any domestic financial institution or domestic fi- nancial agency, if such transmittal of funds involves any such institution, class of transaction, or type of account. ‘‘(b) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In any judicial review of a finding of the existence of a primary money laun- dering concern, or of the requirement for 1 or more spe- cial measures with respect to a primary money laun- dering concern made under this section, if the designa- tion or imposition, or both, were based on classified in- formation (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.), such in- formation may be submitted by the Secretary to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This sub- section does not confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding made or any requirement imposed under this section. ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF INF

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