2019 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 21A - Privacy Protection
Subchapter I - First Amendment Privacy Protection
Part B - Remedies, Exceptions, and Definitions
Sec. 2000aa-5 - Border and customs searches

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 2000aa-5 (2019)
Section Name §2000aa–5. Border and customs searches
Section Text

This chapter shall not impair or affect the ability of a government officer or employee, pursuant to otherwise applicable law, to conduct searches and seizures at the borders of, or at international points of, entry into the United States in order to enforce the customs laws of the United States.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–440, title I, §105, Oct. 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 1880.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1981, except that insofar as such provisions are applicable to a State or any governmental unit other than the United States, the section is effective one year from Oct. 13, 1980, see section 108 of Pub. L. 96–440, set out as a note under section 2000aa of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 21A - PRIVACY PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER I - FIRST AMENDMENT PRIVACY PROTECTION
Part B - Remedies, Exceptions, and Definitions
Sec. 2000aa-5 - Border and customs searches
Contains section 2000aa-5
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 94 Stat. 1880
Public Law References Public Law 96-440
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