Section 5-22-1 Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to require submission to the State Revenue Department of certain reports and records of transactions involving United States currency where such reports and records have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings. (Acts 1990, No. 90-469, p. 674, §1.)
Section 5-22-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed by this section: (1) CURRENCY. Currency and coin of the United States. (2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. Any national bank or banking association, state bank or banking association, industrial savings bank, trust company, federal savings and loan association, state savings […]
Section 5-22-3 Record of currency transactions; report on written request; when no longer required; compliance with federal law sufficient; multiple transactions; disclosures. (a) Every financial institution shall keep a record of each of its currency transactions as required by 31 U.S.C. §5313 and regulations pursuant thereto, as the same may be amended from time to […]
Section 5-22-4 Effect of federal exemptions. All exemptions from recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the federal monetary transaction records and reports requirement shall be available to financial institutions under this chapter. This chapter shall not require any recordkeeping or reporting of currency transactions other than those required by the federal monetary transaction records and reports […]
Section 5-22-5 When reports may be disclosed. Other than as provided for in Section 5-22-3, the State Revenue Department shall not provide to any person any report filed under Section 5-22-3 or any information contained therein except: (1) Pursuant to a lawful subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by a state attorney, a United States […]
Section 5-22-6 Criminal penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who willfully violates any provision of Section 5-22-3 shall in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by […]
Section 5-22-7 Immunity from liability. Except as provided in Section 5-22-6, no financial institution, or director, officer, employee or agent thereof, shall be civilly or criminally liable to any person for acts or omissions done in connection with the keeping or maintaining of records and providing of reports or disclosure thereof as required by this […]
Section 5-22-8 Recoupment of costs not authorized. No part of the cost or expense incurred by the State Revenue Department in recording, maintaining, disposing of or otherwise dealing with the information received by the State Revenue Department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or otherwise incurred by the State Revenue Department in administering the […]
