Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§2610 Evidentiary requirements
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY › § 2610
Summary
When someone claims material or an article in a federal forfeiture case, the government must prove certain facts. It must show that material covered by section 2606 was listed by the Secretary under section 2604, and that an article covered by section 2607 is recorded as belonging to a State Party museum or similar institution and was stolen after whichever is later: the chapter’s effective date or the Convention’s entry into force for that State Party.
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Title 19, §2610
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1615 of this title, in any forfeiture proceeding brought under this chapter in which the material or article, as the case may be, is claimed by any person, the United States shall establish—
(1)in the case of any material subject to the provisions of section 2606 of this title, that the material has been listed by the Secretary in accordance with section 2604 of this title; and
(2)in the case of any article subject to section 2607 of this title, that the article—
(A)is documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in a State Party, and
(B)was stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party concerned, whichever date is later.
Legislative History
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References in Text
For the
Effective Date
of this chapter, referred to in par. (2)(B), see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 2601 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983, or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.
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19 U.S.C. § 2610
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73