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Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§2610 Evidentiary Requirements

Title 19 › Chapter 14— CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY › § 2610

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Even if section 1615 applies, when the United States files a forfeiture case under this chapter and someone claims the item, the United States must prove certain facts. For materials covered by section 2606, it must show the Secretary listed the material under section 2604. For articles covered by section 2607, it must show the item is listed in a museum, religious or secular public monument, or similar institution’s inventory in a State Party, and that it was stolen from that institution after the effective date of this chapter or after the date the Convention entered into force for that State Party, whichever date is later.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §2610

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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1615 of this title, in any forfeiture proceeding brought under this chapter in which the material or article, as the case may be, is claimed by any person, the United States shall establish—
(1)in the case of any material subject to the provisions of section 2606 of this title, that the material has been listed by the Secretary in accordance with section 2604 of this title; and
(2)in the case of any article subject to section 2607 of this title, that the article—
(A)is documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in a State Party, and
(B)was stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party concerned, whichever date is later.

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References in Text

For the

Effective Date

of this chapter, referred to in par. (2)(B), see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 2601 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983, or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2610

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60