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Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102

§7302 Property Used in Violation of Internal Revenue Laws

Title 26 › Subtitle F — Procedure and Administration › CHAPTER 75 — CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES › Subchapter C — Forfeitures › PART I — PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE › § 7302

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

It is illegal to own or have property meant to be used to break federal tax laws, or property that has already been used for that. Such property has no legal ownership. A search warrant under chapter 205 of title 18 and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure can be used to seize it. Any seizure, forfeiture, or sale and how the money is handled must follow existing or future laws about seizures and forfeitures for tax violations and does not limit other criminal or forfeiture laws.

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Title 26, §7302

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It shall be unlawful to have or possess any property intended for use in violating the provisions of the internal revenue laws, or regulations prescribed under such laws, or which has been so used, and no property rights shall exist in any such property. A search warrant may issue as provided in chapter 205 of title 18 of the United States Code and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for the seizure of such property. Nothing in this section shall in any manner limit or affect any criminal or forfeiture provision of the internal revenue laws, or of any other law. The seizure and forfeiture of any property under the provisions of this section and the disposition of such property subsequent to seizure and forfeiture, or the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of such property, shall be in accordance with existing laws or those hereafter in existence relating to seizures, forfeitures, and disposition of property or proceeds, for violation of the internal revenue laws.

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The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, are set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. ConstitutionalityFor information regarding the constitutionality of this section, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.

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26 U.S.C. § 7302

Title 26, Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102