Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§3415 Cost Reimbursement
Title 12 › Chapter 35— RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY › § 3415
Summary
A government agency must pay banks or financial firms for reasonable costs directly spent to search, copy, or deliver a customer's records, except if obtained under 3403(d) or 3413(a)–(h). The Federal Reserve Board sets the rates and rules.
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Title 12, §3415
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Except for records obtained pursuant to section 3403(d) or 3413(a) through (h) of this title, or as otherwise provided by law, a Government authority shall pay to the financial institution assembling or providing financial records pertaining to a customer and in accordance with procedures established by this chapter a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching for, reproducing, or transporting books, papers, records, or other data required or requested to be produced. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall, by regulation, establish the rates and conditions under which such payment may be made.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 95–630, title XI, § 1115(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3708, provided that: “This section shall take effect on October 1, 1979.”
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 3415
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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