Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§292 Forfeiture

Title 15 › Chapter 8— FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM › § 292

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gold, silver, or goods made from them after February 21, 1905 that bear stamps banned by §291 and transported interstate or to/from U.S. territories, DC, or possessions must be forfeited to the United States and may be seized and condemned.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §292

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any gold, silver, or goods manufactured therefrom after February 21, 1905, bearing any of the stamps, words, phrases, or devices prohibited to be used under section 291 of this title, and being in the course of transportation from one State to another, or to or from a Territory, the District of Columbia, or possessions of the United States, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 292

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60