Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8870 Costs and expenses a charge on prize property
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 883— - PRIZE › § 8870
Summary
If a court allows costs for getting, holding, protecting, insuring, selling, or disposing of captured property, those costs must be paid from the money made from the property unless the court orders the property returned without those charges. Claims for work, materials, or money spent must be supported by a sworn statement or by receipts.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8870
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(a)Costs and expenses allowed by the court incident to the bringing in, custody, preservation, insurance, and sale or other disposal of prize property are a charge upon the property and shall be paid from the proceeds thereof, unless the court decrees restitution free from such a charge.
(b)Charges for work and labor, materials furnished, or money paid must be supported by affidavit or vouchers.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7670(a)34 U.S.C. 1149.R.S. 4639. 7670(b)34 U.S.C. 1150 (2d sentence).R.S. 4640 (2d sentence).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7670 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8870
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73