A Geographic targeting order (or GTO) is an order issued by the
United States Secretary of Treasury requiring any United States domestic financial institutions that exist within a geographic area to report on transactions any greater than a specified value. GTOs are defined in the
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA), also known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, is a U.S. law requiring financial institutions in the United States to assist U.S. government agencies in detecting and preventing money laun ...
in . They only last for a limited period of time — originally each order lasted 60 days however
section 353 of the
USA PATRIOT Act extended such orders to 180 days.
External links
Title 31, Subtitle IV, Chapter 53, § 5326 - Records of certain domestic coin and currency transactions
United States Department of the Treasury
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