2017 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle E - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
Chapter 51 - Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer
Subchapter J - Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors
Part IV - Penalty, Seizure, and Forfeiture Provisions Common to Liquors
Sec. 5686 - Penalty for having, possessing, or using liquor or property intended to be used in violating provisions of this chapter

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Citation	26 U.S.C. § 5686 (2017)
Section Name	§5686. Penalty for having, possessing, or using liquor or property intended to be used in violating provisions of this chapter
Section Text	(a) General It shall be unlawful to have or possess any liquor or property intended for use in violating any provision of this chapter or regulations issued pursuant thereto, or which has been so used, and every person so having or possessing or using such liquor or property, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (b) Cross reference For seizure and forfeiture of liquor and property had, possessed, or used in violation of subsection (a), see section 7302.
Source Credit	(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, §201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1411.)
Editorial Notes	PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5686, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 700, consisted in subsecs. (b) and (c) of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. Prior section 5686(a) related to offenses as to operation of industrial alcohol or denaturing plants or unlawful withdrawal of taxable alcohol. See section 5687 of this title.
Publication Title	United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Category	Bills and Statutes
Collection	United States Code
SuDoc Class Number	Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within	Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle E - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes CHAPTER 51 - DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER Subchapter J - Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors PART IV - PENALTY, SEIZURE, AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS COMMON TO LIQUORS Sec. 5686 - Penalty for having, possessing, or using liquor or property intended to be used in violating provisions of this chapter
Contains	section 5686
Date	2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date	January 12, 2018
Positive Law	No
Disposition	standard
Statutes at Large References	72 Stat. 1411
Public Law References	Public Law 85-859

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