§8867 Transfer of Prize Property to Another District for Sale

Summary

A court can order prize property to be moved to another federal district for sale if that seems best for everyone. The court tells the marshal where to send the property, to keep it safe, to insure it, and when and how to sell it. The marshal must sell it as if it were in his own district and must deposit the full sale proceeds with the Treasurer of the United States or the nearest public depositary under the original court’s orders. The costs of insurance, moving, storing, and selling come out of the property or its sale money. If the marshal pays these costs up front, he can be repaid from the proceeds or allowed the same reimbursement as other federal-case expenses. The Secretary of the Navy may also order such a transfer by rule or special instruction, and it will be handled the same way as a court order.