Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§4012 Summary Seizure and Forfeiture of Prison Contraband
Title 18 › PART III — PRISONS AND PRISONERS › CHAPTER 301 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 4012
Summary
Prison staff may take and keep any item in a federal prison that breaks rules set by the Bureau’s Director.
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Title 18, §4012
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons may, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, summarily seize any object introduced into a Federal penal or correctional facility or possessed by an inmate of such a facility in violation of a rule, regulation or order promulgated by the Director, and such object shall be forfeited to the United States.
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18 U.S.C. § 4012
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102