Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§292 Forfeiture

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM › § 292

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After February 21, 1905, gold, silver, or goods made from them that carry banned stamps or marks and are moved between states or to/from U.S. territories, D.C., or possessions may be seized and taken by the legal process used for illegal imports.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §292

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any gold, silver, or goods manufactured therefrom after February 21, 1905, bearing any of the stamps, words, phrases, or devices prohibited to be used under section 291 of this title, and being in the course of transportation from one State to another, or to or from a Territory, the District of Columbia, or possessions of the United States, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 292

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73