§ 275.7 - Requesting basic identifying account information.

(a) A DoD law enforcement office may issue a formal written request for basic identifying account information to a financial institution relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry. A request may be issued to a financial institution for any or all of the following identifying data:

(1) Name.

(2) Address.

(3) Account Number.

(4) Type of account of any customer or ascertainable group of customers associated with a financial transaction or class of financial transactions.

(b) A request for disclosure of the above specified basic identifying information concerning a customer's account shall not require any customer notice (§§ 275.9, 275.11, and 275.13), challenge (§ 275.9) or transfer (§ 275.13) procedures. However, this partial exception for basic identifying data shall not alter the mandatory access requirements set forth in §§ 275.8 and 275.9 to obtain the actual financial record itself.

(c) A format for requesting basic identifying account data is set forth in enclosure 1 of this part.