19 U.S.C. § 2607
Stolen cultural property
No article of cultural property documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in any State Party which is stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party, whichever date is later, may be imported into the United States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1989–2003 · leading case: United States v. Frederick Schultz, 333 F.3d 393 (2d Cir. 2003).
United States v. Frederick Schultz, 333 F.3d 393 (2d Cir. 2003). “See 19 U.S.C. § 2607 . Schultz argues that because only those items that are stolen from specified places are covered by the CPIA, Congress never intended in any way to limit the import of items “stolen” only in the sense that they were taken in violation of patrimony laws.”
Autocephalous Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus v. Goldberg & Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., 717 F. Supp. 1374 (S.D. Ind. 1989). “19 U.S.C. § 2607 . The Hague Convention and the UNESCO Convention are not controlling in this case; however, they emphasize the importance that the United States and other countries have placed on restricting international trafficking in stolen art.”
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