Chapter 53B Financial Privacy Act
- § 53B-1 Short title
This act may be cited as the North Carolina Financial Privacy Act. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1002, s. 1.)
- § 53B-2 Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: (1) "Customer" means a person who has transacted business with a financial institution...
- § 53B-3 Public policy
It is the policy of this State that financial records should be treated as confidential and that no financial institution may provide to any government...
- § 53B-4 Access to financial records
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no government authority may have access to a customer's financial record held by a financial institution unless the financial...
- § 53B-5 Service on customer certification
A government authority may have access to a customer's financial record pursuant to G.S. 53B‑4(11) only if: (1) The court order or subpoena describes with...
- § 53B-6 Delayed notice
Upon application of a government authority, a superior court judge may order that the customer notice required by G.S. 53B‑5 be delayed if the court...
- § 53B-7 Customer challenge
(a) Within 10 days after service of a court order or subpoena under this Chapter a customer may apply to the superior court of the...
- § 53B-8 Disclosure of financial records
No financial institution or its officer, employee, or agent may disclose a customer's financial record to a government authority except as provided in this Chapter....
- § 53B-9 Duty of financial institutions; fee; limitation of liability
(a) Upon service of a subpoena or court order pursuant to G.S. 53B‑4(1), (3), (9), or (11) and receipt of certification pursuant to G.S. 53B‑5(5),...
- § 53B-10 Penalty
(a) Any financial institution disclosing financial records or information contained therein in violation of this Chapter shall be liable to the customer to whom the...
