Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§213 Jurisdiction of Confiscation Proceedings
Title 50 › CHAPTER 13 — INSURRECTION › § 213
Summary
Prizes and captured items must be decided by a court. The case goes either to the U.S. district court that handles the amount in question, or to an admiralty court in any district where the items were seized or taken, if the legal action is first started there.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §213
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Such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 5309 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, § 2, 12 Stat. 319. Act Mar. 3, 1911, conferred the powers and duties of the former circuit courts upon the district courts.
Amendments
1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, inserted “may” after “any district in which the same”.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 213
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102