Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73
§1356 Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
Title 28 › Part PART IV— - JURISDICTION AND VENUE › Chapter CHAPTER 85— - DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION › § 1356
Summary
Federal district courts alone hear US seizures on land or non‑maritime waters, except Court of International Trade (section 1582).
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §1356
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of any seizure under any law of the United States on land or upon waters not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, except matters within the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under section 1582 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 41(3) and 371(4) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §§ 24, par. 3, 256, par. 4, 36 Stat. 1091, 1160; Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 97, § 1, 40 Stat. 395; June 10, 1922, ch. 216, § 1, 42 Stat. 634). Section consolidates certain provisions of section 41(3) and 371(4) of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Other provisions of such sections are incorporated in section 1333 of this title. Changes were made in arrangement and phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–417 inserted exception for matters within the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under section 1582 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–417 applicable with respect to civil actions commenced on or after the 90th day after Nov. 1, 1980, see section 701(c)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 1356
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73