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19 U.S.C. 1510: Judicial enforcement

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1509.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182 inserted before period at end "and such court may assess a monetary penalty". · (a)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–410 substituted judicial enforcement provisions covering court order for compliance with administrative summonses and imposition of specified sanctions for prior provisions covering imposition of penalties for refusal to give testimony, including provision for a penalty of not less than …

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 substituted references to appropriate customs officer for references to collector or appraiser wherever appearing, and struck out references to divisions of United States Customs Court.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.