Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8866 Mode of Making Sale
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 883 — PRIZE › § 8866
Summary
When a court orders sale of prize property, the marshal must prepare item lists, advertise by posters and newspapers, notify the naval prize commissioner at least five days before, and keep the items open for inspection at least three days. The Secretary of the Navy must hire a skilled auctioneer; the auctioneer or agent collects and deposits all proceeds and answers to the marshal.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8866
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(a)If a sale of prize property is ordered by the court, the marshal shall—
(1)prepare and circulate full catalogues and schedules of the property to be sold and return a copy of each to the court;
(2)advertise the sale fully and conspicuously by posters and in newspapers ordered by the court;
(3)give notice to the naval prize commissioner at least five days before the sale; and
(4)keep the goods open for inspection for at least three days before the sale.
(b)An auctioneer of known skill in the business to which the sale pertains shall be employed by the Secretary of the Navy to make the sale. The auctioneer, or his agent, shall collect and deposit the gross proceeds of the sale. The auctioneer and his agent are responsible to the marshal for the conduct of the sale and the collection and deposit of the gross proceeds.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 766634 U.S.C. 1144.R.S. 4628. The statement in subsection (b) of the responsibility of the auctioneer and agent to the marshal in the collection and deposit of proceeds is inserted to clarify the marshal’s functions. It is derived from 34 U.S.C. 1139, and appears in § 7662 of this title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7666 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8866
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102