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  type: regulation
  id: bsa-31usc-5316
  authority: Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.) § 5316 — Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments
  description: 'Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.), §5316 Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments. Captured
    section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: bsa-31usc-5316-a
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  section: 31 U.S.C. §5316(a)
  description: 'Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments — (a): (a) Except as provided in subsection
    (c) of this section, a person or an agent or bailee of the person shall file a report under subsection (b) of
    this section when the person , agent, or bailee knowingly— (1) transports, is about to transport, or has transported,
    monetary instruments of more than $…'
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  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.) § 5316
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5316
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    paragraph_quote: (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person or an agent or bailee of
      the person shall file a report under subsection (b) of this section when the person , agent, or bailee knowingly—
      (1) transports, is about to transport, or has transported, monetary instruments of more than $10,000 at one
      time— (A) from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States ; or (B) to a
      place in the United States from or through a place outside the United States ; or (2) receives monetary instruments
      of more than $10,000 at one time transported into the United States from or through a place outside the United
      States.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 31 U.S.C. §5316 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 4049b286647516e7;
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  judgment: false
- id: bsa-31usc-5316-b
  canonical_id: bsa-31usc-5316-b
  section: 31 U.S.C. §5316(b)
  description: 'Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments — (b): (b) A report under this section shall
    be filed at the time and place the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes. The report shall contain the following
    information to the extent the Secretary prescribes: (1) the legal capacity in which the person filing the report
    is acting. (2) the origin, destinatio…'
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  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.) § 5316
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5316
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    paragraph_quote: '(b) A report under this section shall be filed at the time and place the Secretary of the
      Treasury prescribes. The report shall contain the following information to the extent the Secretary prescribes:
      (1) the legal capacity in which the person filing the report is acting. (2) the origin, destination, and route
      of the monetary instruments . (3) when the monetary instruments are not legally and beneficially owned by
      the person transporting the instruments, or if the person transporting the instruments personally is not going
      to use them, the identity of the person that gave the instruments to the person transporting them, the identity
      of the person who is to receive them, or both. (4) the amount and kind of monetary instruments transported.
      (5) additional information.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 31 U.S.C. §5316 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 4049b286647516e7;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: bsa-31usc-5316-c
  canonical_id: bsa-31usc-5316-c
  section: 31 U.S.C. §5316(c)
  description: 'Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments — (c): (c) This section or a regulation
    under this section does not apply to a common carrier of passengers when a passenger possesses a monetary instrument,
    or to a common carrier of goods if the shipper does not declare the instrument.'
  type: do
  tags:
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.) § 5316
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5316
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    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f681cccc2e056aaa115ec64275362cce335598dc60b905a71f01e250d726b7d5
    paragraph_quote: (c) This section or a regulation under this section does not apply to a common carrier of passengers
      when a passenger possesses a monetary instrument, or to a common carrier of goods if the shipper does not
      declare the instrument.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 31 U.S.C. §5316 subsection (c) from Cornell LII snapshot 4049b286647516e7;
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  judgment: false
- id: bsa-31usc-5316-d
  canonical_id: bsa-31usc-5316-d
  section: 31 U.S.C. §5316(d)
  description: 'Reports on exporting and importing monetary instruments — (d): (d) Cumulation of Closely Related
    Events.— The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations under this section defining the term “at one
    time” for purposes of subsection (a). Such regulations may permit the cumulation of closely related events in
    order that such events may collectively be con…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.) § 5316
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5316
    snapshot_id: 4049b286647516e7
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f681cccc2e056aaa115ec64275362cce335598dc60b905a71f01e250d726b7d5
    paragraph_quote: (d) Cumulation of Closely Related Events.— The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations
      under this section defining the term “at one time” for purposes of subsection (a). Such regulations may permit
      the cumulation of closely related events in order that such events may collectively be considered to occur
      at one time for the purposes of subsection (a). ( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 998 ; Pub. L.
      98–473, title II, § 901(c) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2135 ; Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1358 , title III,
      § 3153, Oct. 27, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3207–26 , 3207–94.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised Section Source
      (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 5316(a) 31:1101(a). Oct. 26, 1970 , Pub. L. 91–508, § 231 , 84 Stat.
      1122 . 5316(b) 31:1101(b). 5316(c) 31:1101(c). In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “a person or
      an agent or bailee of the person shall” are substituted for “whoever, whether as principal, agent, or bailee,
      or by an agent or bailee” for consistency. The words “or reports” are omitted as unnecessary because of 1:1.
      In clause (2), the words “transported into the United States ” are substituted for “at the termination of
      their transportation to the United States ” for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection
      (b), before clause (1), the word “required” is omitted as surplus. The word “prescribes” is substituted for
      “require” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words
      “to the extent” are substituted for “in such detail” for clarity. In clause (1), the words “with respect to
      the monetary instruments transported” are omitted as surplus. In clause (3), the words “or if the person transporting
      the instruments personally is not going to use them” are substituted for “or are transported for any purpose
      other than the use in his own behalf of the person transporting the same” for clarity. In subsection (c),
      the words “or a regulation under this section” are added because of the restatement.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 31 U.S.C. §5316 subsection (d) from Cornell LII snapshot 4049b286647516e7;
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  judgment: false
