[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR47.3]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 47--RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 47.3  Authorization.

    Departmental units are authorized to request financial records of 
any customer from a financial institution pursuant to a formal written 
request under the Act only if:
    (a) No administrative summons or subpoena authority reasonably 
appears to be available to the Departmental unit to obtain financial 
records for the purpose for which the records are sought;
    (b) There is reason to believe that the records sought are relevant 
to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry and will further that inquiry;
    (c) The request is issued by a supervisory official of a rank 
designated by the head of the requesting Departmental unit. The 
officials so designated shall not delegate this authority to others;
    (d) The request adheres to the requirements set forth in Sec. 47.4; 
and
    (e) The notice requirements set forth in section 1108(4) of the Act, 
or the requirements pertaining to delay of notice in section 1109 of the 
Act, are satisfied, except in situations (e.g., section 1113(g)) where 
no notice is required.