19 U.S.C. § 1497
Penalties for failure to declare
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 1497, Penalties for failure to declare, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450406
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Any article which—
is not mentioned before examination of the baggage begins—
The amount of the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) with respect to any article is equal to—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act