18 U.S.C. § 2233
Rescue of seized property
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2233, Rescue of seized property, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449495
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Whoever forcibly rescues, dispossesses, or attempts to rescue or dispossess any property, articles, or objects after the same shall have been taken, detained, or seized by any officer or other person under the authority of any revenue law of the United States, or by any person authorized to make searches and seizures, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Legislative history
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994