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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part V— Enforcement Provisions · § 1605

§ 1605. Seizure; custody; storage

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All vessels, vehicles, aircraft, merchandise, and baggage seized under the provisions of the customs laws, or laws relating to the navigation, registering, enrolling or licensing, or entry or clearance, of vessels, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be placed and remain in the custody of the appropriate customs officer for the district in which the seizure was made to await disposition according to law.
Pending such disposition, the property shall be stored in such place as, in the customs officer’s opinion, is most convenient and appropriate with due regard to the expense involved, whether or not the place of storage is within the judicial district or the customs collection district in which the property was seized; and storage of the property outside the judicial district or customs collection district in which it was seized shall in no way affect the jurisdiction of the court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over such property.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 605, 46 Stat. 754; Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1213, title V, § 505, 68 Stat. 1141; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(cc), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2984.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 754
  • Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1213
  • 68 Stat. 1141
  • Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(cc)
  • 84 Stat. 291
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321
  • 98 Stat. 2056
  • Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(2)
  • 98 Stat. 2984
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 605
  • 42 Stat. 985
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642
  • 42 Stat. 989
  • Pub. L. 98–573
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 91–271
  • section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573
  • section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271
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§ 1605
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Stat.46 Stat. 754
ActSept. 1, 1954, ch. 1213
Stat.68 Stat. 1141
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(cc)
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