Committee approves bill allowing inspector general to subpoena bank records without prior customer notice

Sen. Foyl introduced SB 92 and the Senate Commerce Committee reported the bill favorably by unanimous consent on April 23.

Sen. Foyl said the bill was requested by the state inspector general and would add the inspector general to the list of law enforcement entities and grand juries that may obtain bank records by subpoena without advance notice to the customer. "He would still have to go to a judge to get the subpoena," Foyl said, "but the idea is if he's investigating someone for criminal conduct, he doesn't want…