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19 U.S.C. 1609: Seizure; summary forfeiture and sale

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–573 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted reference to aircraft, inserted "(except as provided in subsection (b) of this section)" after "according to law, and", and added subsec. (b).
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §321, inserted reference to aircraft.
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §313, substituted "after deducting expenses enumerated in section 1613 of this title into the Customs Forfeiture Fund" for "after deducting the actual expenses of seizure, publication, and sale in the Treasury of the United States".

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

    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.