The Regulation Object

The regulation object represents a compliance source in MidLyr’s catalog. It is returned by the Browse Regulations API.

Object Shape

{
  "id": "01HXZ3K4M7QR9VP2N8WYJF5GTB",
  "category": "regulation",
  "title": "Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Banks",
  "authorities": ["fincen"],
  "jurisdictions": ["us-federal"],
  "description": "Part of the Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) framework. Requires banks to file a Suspicious Activity Report when they detect transactions that appear to involve illegal funds, evade BSA requirements, lack an apparent lawful purpose, or use the bank to facilitate criminal activity.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-09T00:00:00Z",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-X/part-1020/subpart-C/section-1020.320"
}

Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Stable ULID identifier. Unique, never reused in v1.
category	string	The type of compliance source. See Regulation Detail for all category values and their attributes.
title	string	Human-readable document name
authorities	string[]	Issuing authority ids. Usually a single element; interagency guidance carries multiple (e.g., ["occ", "fdic", "fed"]). One field spans Congress, federal agencies, SROs, and state bodies. Examples: fincen, cfpb, occ, fdic, ofac, fed, ncua, ffiec, finra, nacha, congress, ny-dfs
jurisdictions	string[]	Jurisdiction ids encoding level and region. Usually a single element. Examples: us-federal, us-state:ny, us-state:ca
description	string	Plain-language description naming the framework or subject area. Topical terms (AML, UDAAP, fair lending, cybersecurity) are carried here rather than in a managed taxonomy.
updatedAt	string	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of when MidLyr’s served text or metadata last changed
sourceUrl	string	Upstream source link for verification