2020 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part III - Prisons and Prisoners
Chapter 301 - General Provisions
Sec. 4012 - Summary seizure and forfeiture of prison contraband

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Citation 18 U.S.C. § 4012 (2020)
Section Name §4012. Summary seizure and forfeiture of prison contraband
Section Text

An officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons may, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, summarily seize any object introduced into a Federal penal or correctional facility or possessed by an inmate of such a facility in violation of a rule, regulation or order promulgated by the Director, and such object shall be forfeited to the United States.

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(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1109(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2148.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART III - PRISONS AND PRISONERS
CHAPTER 301 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 4012 - Summary seizure and forfeiture of prison contraband
Contains section 4012
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 98 Stat. 2148
Public Law References Public Law 98-473
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