19 U.S.C. § 1467
Special inspection, examination, and search
Whenever a vessel from a foreign port or place or from a port or place in any Territory or possession of the United States arrives at a port or place in the United States or the Virgin Islands, whether directly or via another port or place in the United States or the Virgin Islands, the appropriate customs officer for such port or place of arrival may, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe and for the purpose of assuring compliance with any law, regulation, or instruction which the Secretary of the Treasury or the Customs Service is authorized to enforce, cause inspection, examination, and search to be made of the persons, baggage, and merchandise discharged or unladen from such vessel, whether or not any or all such persons, baggage, or merchandise has previously been inspected, examined, or searched by officers of the customs.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1969–2022 · leading case: United States v. Orlando Franchi-Forlando, 838 F.2d 585 (1st Cir. 1988).
United States v. Orlando Franchi-Forlando, 838 F.2d 585 (1st Cir. 1988). “The statute to which appellant refers is 19 U.S.C. § 1467 (1982) and the regulations are 19 C.”
United States v. Carmen Santiago, Sharon Corbett, Charles Cloud, 837 F.2d 1545 (11th Cir. 1988). “An extended border search, however, is a search that occurs beyond the functional equivalent of the border. An extended border search may not be conducted unless the officials have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.”
United States v. Jewel Rose Hyde Patricia Yvonne Gray Karen Boothe, A/K/A Karen Boothe-Waller, A/K/A Karen Ann Marie Boothe, 37 F.3d 116 (3rd Cir. 1994). “4 19 U.S.C. § 1467 . Thus, since the acquisition of the Virgin Islands, Congress has consistently asserted its authority to impose a border between the *484 Virgin Islands and the rest of the United States for customs purposes and has authorized customs officials to search…”
United States v. Donald Wanjiku, 919 F.3d 472 (7th Cir. 2019). “§ 482 (search of vehicles and persons); 19 U.S.C. § 1467 (special inspection, examination, and search); 19 U.”
United States v. Frank Gunnar Williams, 617 F.2d 1063 (5th Cir. 1980). “§ 1460 (failure to file manifest); 19 U.S.C. § 1467 (special inspection, examination, and search of vessel); 19 U.”
United States v. Gurr, Bernard, 471 F.3d 144 (D.C. Cir. 2006). “authorized to cause inspection, examination, and search to be made under section 467, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ( 19 U.S.C. § 1467 ), of persons, baggage, or merchandise, even though such persons, baggage, or merchandise were inspected, examined, [or] searched .”
United States v. Hyde, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20047 (D.V.I. 1993). “1982), and 19 U.S.C.A. § 1467 (West 1980). Before considering these points, this Court notes that border searches — inspections, searches and seizures to protect the sovereign at her borders — are usually conducted by customs officials.”
United States v. Pollard, 209 F. Supp. 2d 525 (D.V.I. 2002). “144 (b); 19 U.S.C. § 1467 ; see also Hyde, 37 F.3d at 120-21 .”
United States v. Joseph Scheer, Thomas L. Turney. Appeal of Joseph Scheer, 600 F.2d 5 (3rd Cir. 1979). “6 were promulgated: All persons, baggage, and merchandise arriving in the customs territory of the United States from places outside thereof are liable to inspection and search by a customs officer. District directors and special agents in charge are authorized to cause…”
Petition of the Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States, 410 F.2d 197 (2d Cir. 1969). “His situation is comparable to that of the traveler who anticipates a border search of his baggage upon entry into the United States, 19 U.S.C. §§ 1467 , 1496, 1582, a coal mine operator who expects to be inspected by the Secretary of Interior, 30 U.”
United States v. Tyshaun St. Vallier, 404 F. App'x 651 (3rd Cir. 2010). “See 19 U.S.C. § 1467 ; 19 C.F.R. §§ 162.6 & 162.”
United States v. Mirmelli, 421 F. Supp. 684 (D.N.J. 1976). “Customs agents are specifically authorized to inspect, examine and search “persons, baggage and merchandise” when a vessel from a foreign country arrives, whether directly or via another place in the United States, under section 467 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19…”
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