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19 U.S.C. 1610: Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (2), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 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 reenacted section without change.

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–573 substituted "If any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is not subject to section 1607 of this title" for "If the value of any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage so seized is greater than $10,000".
    • Pub. L. 98–473 amended section in manner substantially identical to amendment by Pub. L. 98–573.

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–410 substituted "$10,000" for "$2,500" wherever appearing.

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector, and struck out reference to appraiser's return of value.

    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.