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§503 Notice of Seizure

Title 46 › Subtitle I — General › CHAPTER 5 — OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 503

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. officials must include the known owner or consignee’s name and residence at seizure when a vessel or cargo is forfeited.

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Title 46, §503

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When a forfeiture of a vessel or cargo accrues, the official of the United States Government required to give notice of the seizure of the vessel or cargo shall include in the notice, if they are known to that official, the name and the place of residence of the owner or consignee at the time of the seizure.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50346 App.:327.R.S. § 4379.

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46 U.S.C. § 503

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102