Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§1705 Destruction of Forfeited Vessel or Vehicle

Title 19 › Chapter 5— SMUGGLING › § 1705

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Treasury Secretary may destroy vessels or vehicles that the United States seized for violating revenue laws, to protect the revenue, instead of selling them.

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Title 19, §1705

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Any vessel or vehicle forfeited to the United States, whether summarily or by a decree of any court, for violation of any law respecting the revenue, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, if he deems it necessary to protect the revenue of the United States, be destroyed in lieu of the sale thereof under existing law.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 1705

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60