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19 U.S.C. § 1616a

Disposition of forfeited property

United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

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19 U.S.C. § 1616a, Disposition of forfeited property, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450501
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The Secretary of the Treasury may discontinue forfeiture proceedings under this chapter in favor of forfeiture under State law. If a complaint for forfeiture is filed under this chapter, the Attorney General may seek dismissal of the complaint in favor of forfeiture under State law. If forfeiture proceedings are discontinued or dismissed under this section— The Secretary of the Treasury may apply property forfeited under this chapter in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B), or both: Transfer any of the property to— The Secretary may transfer any forfeited personal property or the proceeds of the sale of any forfeited personal or real property to any foreign country which participated directly or indirectly in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, if such a transfer— The United States shall not be liable in any action relating to property transferred under this section if such action is based on an act or omission occurring after the transfer.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-573(H.R. 3398)1984-10-30
    Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-570(H.R. 5484)1986-10-27
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-690(H.R. 5210)1988-11-18
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-207(S. 1164)1989-12-07
    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-447(H.R. 5246)1994-11-02
    International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally