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12 U.S.C. § 1957 — Additional criminal penalty in certain cases
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Whoever willfully violates, or willfully causes a violation of any regulation under this chapter, [section 1829b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1829b&num=0&edition=prelim), or section 1730d 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, where the violation is committed in furtherance of the commission of any violation of Federal law punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Whoever willfully violates, or willfully causes a violation of any regulation under this chapter, [section 1829b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1829b&num=0&edition=prelim), or section 1730d 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, where the violation is committed in furtherance of the commission of any violation of Federal law punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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**(a) Congressional findings and declaration of purpose**
(1) **Findings** — Congress finds that—
(A) adequate records maintained by insured depository institutions have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, and regulatory investigations or proceedings, and that, given the threat posed to the security of the Nation on and after the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, such records may also have a high degree of usefulness in the conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including analysis, to protect against domestic and international terrorism; and
(B) microfilm or other reproductions and other records made by insured depository institutions of checks, as well as records kept by such institutions, of the identity of persons maintaining or authorized to act with respect to accounts therein, have been of particular value in proceedings described in subparagraph (A).
(2) **Purpose** — It is the purpose of this section to require the maintenance of appropriate types of records by insured depository institutions in the United States where such records have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings, recognizing that, given the threat posed to the security of the Nation on and after the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, such records may also have a high degree of usefulness in the conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including analysis, to protect against international terrorism.
**(b) Recordkeeping regulations**
(1) **In general** — Where the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) determines that the maintenance of appropriate types of records and other evidence by insured d
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**(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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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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