19 U.S.C. § 1602 — Seizure; report to customs officer
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 84 words · no verdicts yet
Anyone legally authorized to seize merchandise or baggage for customs violations must promptly report each seizure and violation to the proper customs officer and deliver seized property.
It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such customs officer any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such customs officer every violation of the customs laws.
It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such customs officer any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such customs officer every violation of the customs laws.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 602, 46 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(z), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2984.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 754
- 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 290
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2056
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-573 · 98 Stat. 2984
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.
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