2011 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930 (§§ 1202 - 1683g)
Subtitle III - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 1401 - 1654)
Part V - Enforcement Provisions (§§ 1581 - 1631)
Section 1589a - Enforcement authority of customs officers
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930 SUBTITLE III - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Part V - Enforcement Provisions Sec. 1589a - Enforcement authority of customs officers |
Contains | section 1589a |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §589, as added Pub. L. 98-573, title II, §213(a)(17), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2988. |
Statutes at Large References | 46 Stat. 750 62 Stat. 862 98 Stat. 2988, 2056 |
Public Law References | Public Law 98-473, Public Law 98-573, Public Law 100-690 |
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Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, an officer of the customs may—
(1) carry a firearm;
(2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States;
(3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer's presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States committed outside the officer's presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and
(4) perform any other law enforcement duty that the Secretary of the Treasury may designate.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §589, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, §213(a)(17), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2988.)
CodificationAnother section 589 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §320, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056, was classified to section 1589 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690.
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 589 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 750, related to unlawful relanding and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See section 544 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 15, 1984, see section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 1304 of this title.
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