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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 85— DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION · § 1356

§ 1356. Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction

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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of any seizure under any law of the United States on land or upon waters not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, except matters within the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under section 1582 of this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 508, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1743.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 41(3) and 371(4) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §§ 24, par. 3, 256, par. 4, 36 Stat. 1091, 1160; Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 97, § 1, 40 Stat. 395; June 10, 1922, ch. 216, § 1, 42 Stat. 634).
Section consolidates certain provisions of sections 41(3) and 371(4) of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Other provisions of such sections are incorporated in section 1333 of this title.
Changes were made in arrangement and phraseology.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 934
  • Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 508
  • 94 Stat. 1743
  • Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231
  • 36 Stat. 1091
  • Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 97, § 1
  • 40 Stat. 395
  • June 10, 1922, ch. 216, § 1
  • 42 Stat. 634
  • Pub. L. 96–417
  • section 701(c)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 96–417
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§ 1356
Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
U.S.C.×1
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 646
Stat.62 Stat. 934
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 508
Stat.94 Stat. 1743
ActMar. 3, 1911, ch. 231
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