Prohibition on concealment of the source of assets in monetary transactions

31 U.S. Code § 5335. Prohibition on concealment of the source of assets in monetary transactions

(a)Definition of Monetary Transaction.—In this section, the term the term “monetary transaction”—
(1)
means the deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or exchange, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of funds or a monetary instrument (as defined in section 1956(c)(5) of title 18) by, through, or to a financial institution (as defined in section 1956(c)(6) of title 18);
(2)
includes any transaction that would be a financial transaction under section 1956(c)(4)(B) of title 18; and
(3)
does not include any transaction necessary to preserve the right to representation of a person as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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