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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part VI— Miscellaneous Provisions · § 1646b

§ 1646b. Random customs inspections for stolen automobiles being exported

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The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall direct customs officers to conduct at random inspections of automobiles, and of shipping containers that may contain automobiles that are being exported, for purposes of determining whether such automobiles were stolen.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 646A, as added Pub. L. 102–519, title IV, § 401, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3400; amended Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(d)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 210.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • Pub. L. 102–519, title IV, § 401
  • 106 Stat. 3400
  • 130 Stat. 210
  • Pub. L. 107–296
  • Pub. L. 102–519, title IV, § 402
  • 106 Stat. 3401
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§ 1646b
Random customs inspections for stolen automobiles being exported
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–519, title IV, § 401
Stat.106 Stat. 3400
Stat.130 Stat. 210
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–296
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