Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2000aa–5 Border and customs searches

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 21A— - PRIVACY PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FIRST AMENDMENT PRIVACY PROTECTION › Part Part B— - Remedies, Exceptions, and Definitions › § 2000aa–5

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Title 42, §2000aa–5

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This chapter shall not impair or affect the ability of a government officer or employee, pursuant to otherwise applicable law, to conduct searches and seizures at the borders of, or at international points of, entry into the United States in order to enforce the customs laws of the United States.

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Section effective Jan. 1, 1981, except that insofar as such provisions are applicable to a State or any governmental unit other than the United States, the section is effective one year from Oct. 13, 1980, see section 108 of Pub. L. 96–440, set out as a note under section 2000aa of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 2000aa–5

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73