2015 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties (Sections 1 - 4210)
Chapter 5 - Smuggling (Sections 1701 - 1711)
Sec. 1705 - Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 5 - SMUGGLING
Sec. 1705 - Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
Containssection 1705
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, §5, 49 Stat. 519.
Statutes at Large Reference49 Stat. 519

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19 U.S.C. § 1705 (2015)
§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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