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2011 U.S. Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 5 - SMUGGLING (§§ 1701 - 1711)
Section 1705 - Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
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| Publication 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 5 - SMUGGLING Sec. 1705 - Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle |
| Contains | section 1705 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, §5, 49 Stat. 519. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 49 Stat. 519 |
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19 USC § 1705 (2011)
§1705. Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
Any vessel or vehicle forfeited to the United States, whether summarily or by a decree of any court, for violation of any law respecting the revenue, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, if he deems it necessary to protect the revenue of the United States, be destroyed in lieu of the sale thereof under existing law.
(Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, §5, 49 Stat. 519.)
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