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.
June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 754Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(z)84 Stat. 290Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 32198 Stat. 2056Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(1)98 Stat. 2984(, title IV, § 602, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 60242 Stat. 984Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , . That section was superseded by section 602 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
act June 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 1518 Stat. 189act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 64342 Stat. 989Prior provisions requiring officers or persons employed in the customs revenue service, upon detection of any violation of the customs laws, to make complaint to the collector, were contained in , , prior to repeal by , .
Amendments
Pub. L. 98–573Pub. L. 98–4731984— and inserted reference to aircraft.
Pub. L. 91–2711970— substituted references to appropriate customs officer or such customs officer for references to collector wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–573section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573section 1304 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–271section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271section 1500 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see , set out as a note under .