19 U.S.C. § 199 — Judgments, how payable

This section is about lawsuits the United States brings in court to recover unpaid import duties, or penalties for not paying them. In these cases, the judgment (the court's final decision) must clearly state that it is for duties. The judgment amount, the interest on it, and the court costs must all be paid using the specific type of coin that the law says can be used to pay duties. If the court issues an order to enforce the judgment (called a "writ of execution"), that order must also say the money is for duties, and it must tell the U.S. marshal to collect payment in that same type of coin. If the marshal has to seize and sell the debtor's property to satisfy the judgment, the marshal must refuse to accept payment from any buyer at that sale in any money other than the type of coin the execution order specifies.