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§502 Cargo exempt from forfeiture

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - General › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 502

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Title 46, §502

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Cargo on a vessel is exempt from forfeiture under this title if—

(1)the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and

(2)the customs duties on the cargo have been paid or secured for payment as provided by law.

Legislative History

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50246 App.:326.R.S. § 4378.

Reference

Citation

46 U.S.C. § 502

Title 46 — Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73