19 U.S.C. § 1496 — Examination of baggage
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 50 words · no verdicts yet
A customs officer may examine arriving persons’ baggage to determine what it contains and whether the items are dutiable, duty-free, or prohibited.
The appropriate customs officer may order an examination of the baggage of anyone arriving in the United States to find out what it contains and whether the items are subject to duty, free of duty, or prohibited, even if the person made a declaration and entry.
The appropriate customs officer may cause an examination to be made of the baggage of any person arriving in the United States in order to ascertain what articles are contained therein and whether subject to duty, free of duty, or prohibited notwithstanding a declaration and entry therefor has been made.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 496, 46 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 727
- 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 287
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.
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