Bank Secrecy Act

Bank Secrecy Act
Enacted in 1970, this statute authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe by regulation certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements for banks and other financial institutions in the United States.
The purpose of the Act is to require the maintenance of records, and the making of certain reports which are highly useful in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings. Title I of the Act, and the implementing regulations, require financial institutions to maintain records of the identities of their customers, to make microfilm copies of certain checks drawn on them, and to keep records of certain other items.
Title II of the Act and its implementing regulations require reports of certain domestic and foreign currency transactions. California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz, 1974, 416 U.S. 21, 94 S.Ct. 1494, 39 L.Ed.2d 812. 12 U.S.C.A. No.No. 1730d, 1829b, 1951-1959, and 31 U.S.C.A. No.No. 1051-1062, 1081-1083, 1101-1105, 1121-1122

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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