Inspección y divulgación de registros de instituciones financieras

Explicación Simple

Si alguien está investigando un crimen, como un robo, puede pedirle a un juez que ordene a un banco que muestre sus registros. Esto es para ayudar a resolver el caso y no se le puede contar al cliente que esto está sucediendo.

Es como si la policía pidiera la lista de asistentes a una fiesta para investigar un robo, pero no se le dice a nadie que están buscando esa información.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que un fiscal sospecha que Juan está lavando dinero a través de su cuenta bancaria. El fiscal le pide a un juez que firme una orden para que el banco de Juan muestre sus registros. El banco tiene que cumplir con esta orden sin informarle a Juan de la investigación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(1) Upon request of the attorney general or prosecuting attorney, a subpoena for the production of records of a financial institution may be signed and issued by a superior court judge if there is reason to believe that an act of criminal profiteering or a violation of RCW 9A.82.060 or 9A.82.080 has occurred or is occurring and that the records sought will materially aid in the investigation of such activity or appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of information that will do so. The subpoena shall be served on the financial institution as in civil actions. The court may, upon motion timely made and in any event before the time specified for compliance with the subpoena, condition compliance upon advancement by the attorney general or prosecuting attorney of the reasonable costs of producing the records specified in the subpoena.(2) A response to a subpoena issued under this section is sufficient if a copy or printout, duly authenticated by an officer of the financial institution as a true and correct copy or printout of its records, is provided, unless otherwise provided in the subpoena for good cause shown.(3) Except as provided in this subsection, a financial institution served with a subpoena under this section shall not disclose to the customer the fact that a subpoena seeking records relating to the customer has been served. A judge of the superior court may order the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or financial institution to advise the financial institution's customer of the subpoena.