Enforcement

Enforcement. (a) The Customs Service, a division of the Department of Finance, shall have the primary responsibility and authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. This authority shall be concurrent with the authority of any other law enforcement agency as provided by law. (b) Any officer who is authorized by the Customs Service to enforce the provisions of this chapter may: (1) Arrest any person, if there exists probable cause to believe that such person committed an act in violation of this chapter; (2) Seize any evidence related to any violation of any provision of this chapter; (3) Execute any warrant or other process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Source: PL 6-38, § 2 (§ 2302). Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Department of Finance,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.