28 U.S.C. § 2680
Exceptions
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 2680, Exceptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465586
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The provisions of this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title shall not apply to—
Any claim arising in respect of the assessment or collection of any tax or customs duty, or the detention of any goods, merchandise, or other property by any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officer, except that the provisions of this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title apply to any claim based on injury or loss of goods, merchandise, or other property, while in the possession of any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officer, if—
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000House: 375–48Senate: no recorded tally
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally