Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3009 United States Marshals’ Authority to Designate Keeper
Title 28 › PART VI — PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › CHAPTER 176 — FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER A — DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3009
Summary
When a U.S. marshal can seize property under this chapter, the marshal can choose another person or a federal agency to hold the seized property and keep it safe.
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Title 28, §3009
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Whenever a United States marshal is authorized to seize property pursuant to this chapter, the United States marshal may designate another person or Federal agency to hold for safekeeping such property seized.
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Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Nov. 29, 1990, and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that
Effective Date
, see section 3631 of Pub. L. 101–647, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
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28 U.S.C. § 3009
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102