C.F.R. » Title 19 » CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › PART 162—INSPECTION, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE › Subpart B—Search Warrants

19 C.F.R. § 162.11

Authority to procure warrants

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Customs officers are authorized to procure search warrants under the provisions of section 595, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1595). However, a Customs officer who is lawfully on any premises and is able to identify merchandise which has been imported contrary to law may seize such merchandise without a warrant. If merchandise is in a building on the boundary, see § 123.71 of this chapter.

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Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: United States v. 4,432 Mastercases of Cigarettes, 448 F.3d 1168 (9th Cir. 2006).
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United States v. 4,432 Mastercases of Cigarettes, 448 F.3d 1168 (9th Cir. 2006). “Similarly, 19 C.F.R. § 162.11 allows Customs officers “lawfully on any premises and [] able to identify merchandise which has been imported contrary to law[to] seize such merchandise without a warrant.”
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