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19 U.S.C. 1595: Searches and seizures

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. 1603.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–570 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "If any officer or person authorized to make searches and seizures shall have cause to suspect the presence in any dwelling house, store, or other building or place of any merchandise upon wh… · (a)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 struck out "collector of customs or other" before "officer or person". · (a)

    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.