Change 1, 7/3/2007
Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5400.15
December 2, 2004
Incorporating Change 1, July 3, 2007
DA&M
SUBJECT: Guidance on Obtaining Information from Financial Institutions
References: (a) Chapters 16 and 35 of title 12, United States Code
(b) Chapter 29 of title 25, United States Code
(c) Chapter 1 of title 7, United States Code
(d) DoD Directive 5400.11, “DoD Privacy Program,” May 8, 2007
(e) through (k), see Enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Implements policy and assigns responsibilities for obtaining information from financial
institutions.
1.2. Implements Chapter 35 of Reference (a) and prescribes procedures for obtaining access
to financial records maintained by financial institutions.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred
to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. Applies only to financial records maintained by financial institutions.
3. DEFINITIONS
