§162.93. Failure to issue notice of seizure.
19 C.F.R. § 162.93
If Customs does not send notice of a seizure of property in accordance with § 162.92 to the person from whom the property was seized, and no extension of time is granted, Customs will return the property to that person without prejudice to the right of the Government to commence a forfeiture proceeding at a later time. Customs is not, however, required to return contraband or other property that the person may not legally possess.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: T.D. 00-88, 65 FR 78091, Dec. 14, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1592, 1593a, 1624, 6 U.S.C. 101, 8 U.S.C. 1324(b). Section 162.3 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1581; Section 162.4 also issued under 39 U.S.C. 604, 605; Section 162.5 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1581, 49 U.S.C. 1509; Section 162.6 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1461, 1467, 1496; Section 162.7 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 482; Section 162.8 also issued under 9 U.S.C. 1629; Section 162.21 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 482, 1581, 1582, 1602; Section 162.22 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 546; 19 U.S.C. 1459, 1594, 1595a, 1701, 1703-1708; Section 162.23 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1595a(c). Section 162.32 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1603, 1610; Section 162.32 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1603, 1610; Section 162.43 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1606, 1608; Section 162.44 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1614; Section 162.45 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1607, 1608; Section 162.45a also issued under 21 U.S.C. 881; Section 162.46 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1609, 1611; Section 162.47 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1608; Section 162.48 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1606, 1607, 1608, 1612, 1613b, 1618; Section 162.49 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 5688; Section 162.50 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1611, 1705; Section 162.61 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 952, 953, 957; Section 162.62 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 952, 956; Sections 162.63, 162.64 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 881, 966; Section 162.65 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1584, 21 U.S.C. 960, 961. Sections 162.65 and 162.72 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1431(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1644. Sections 162.91 through 162.96 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 983.
Source
Source: T.D. 72-211, 37 FR 16488, Aug. 15, 1972, unless otherwise noted.