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19 U.S.C. § 1620 — Acceptance of money by United States officers 11 See Codification note below.

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19 U.S.C. § 1620 — Acceptance of money by United States officers 11 See Codification note below.

Any officer of the United States who directly or indirectly receives, accepts, or contracts for any portion of the money which may accrue to any person making such 1 detection and seizure, or furnishing such 1 information, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and shall be thereafter ineligible to any office of honor, trust, or emolument. Any such person who pays to any such officer, or to any person for the use of such officer, any portion of such money, or anything of value for or because of such money, shall have a right of action against such officer, or his legal representatives, or against such person, or his legal representatives, and shall be entitled to recover the money so paid or the thing of value so given.

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19 U.S.C. § 1619 — Award of compensation to informers

**(a) In general** If— (1) any person who is not an employee or officer of the United States— (A) detects and seizes any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage subject to seizure and forfeiture under the customs laws or the navigation laws and reports such detection and seizure to a customs officer, or (B) furnishes to a United States attorney, the Secretary of the Treasury, or any customs officer original information concerning— (i) any fraud upon the customs revenue, or (ii) any violation of the customs laws or the navigation laws which is being, or has been, perpetrated or contemplated by any other person; and (2) such detection and seizure or such information leads to a recovery of— (A) any duties withheld, or (B) any fine, penalty, or forfeiture of property incurred; the Secretary may award and pay such person an amount that does not exceed 25 percent of the net amount so recovered. **(b) Forfeited property not sold** If— (1) any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is forfeited to the United States and is thereafter, in lieu of sale— (A) destroyed under the customs or navigation laws, or (B) delivered to any governmental agency for official use, and (2) any person would be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a) but for the lack of sale of such forfeited property, the Secretary may award and pay such person an amount that does not exceed 25 percent of the appraised value of such forfeited property. **(c) Dollar limitation** The amount awarded and paid to any person under this section may not exceed $250,000 for any case. **(d) Source of payment** Unless otherwise provided by law, any amount paid under this section shall be paid out of appropriations available for the collection of the customs r

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19 U.S.C. § 531 to 534 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

### Statutory Notes Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, §§ 617–620, 42 Stat. 987, 988, related to remission or mitigation of fines, penalties, or forfeitures, and compensation of informers and United States officers. Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to section 531, see [section 1617 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1617&num=0&edition=prelim); section 532, see [section 1618 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1618&num=0&edition=prelim); section 533, see [section 1619 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1619&num=0&edition=prelim); section 534, see [section 1620 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1620&num=0&edition=prelim).

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19 U.S.C. § 1620 — Acceptance of money by United States of-

Page 308 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 1620 1 See Codification note below. Treasury, or to any customs officer original informa- tion concerning any fraud upon the customs revenue, or a violation of the customs laws or the navigation laws, perpetrated or contemplated, which detection and seizure or information leads to a recovery of any duties withheld, or of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture incurred, may be awarded and paid by the Secretary of the Treas- ury a compensation of 25 per centum of the net amount recovered, but not to exceed $250,000 in any case, which shall be paid out of any appropriations available for the collection of the revenue from customs. For the pur- poses of this section an amount recovered under a bail bond shall be deemed a recovery of a fine incurred. If any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is forfeited to the United States, and is thereafter, in lieu of sale, destroyed under the customs or navigation laws or delivered to any governmental agency for official use, compensation of 25 per centum of the appraised value thereof may be awarded and paid by the Sec- retary of the Treasury under the provisions of this sec- tion, but not to exceed $250,000 in any case. In no event shall the Secretary delegate the authority to pay an award under this section in excess of $10,000 to an offi- cial below the level of the Commissioner of Customs.’’ 1984—Pub. L. 98–573, § 213(a)(15)(A), and Pub. L. 98–473, § 321, inserted reference to aircraft in two places. Pub. L. 98–573, § 213(a)(15)(B), substituted ‘‘$250,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’ in two places. Pub. L. 98–473, § 319(a), substituted ‘‘$150,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’. Pub. L. 98–473, § 319(b), inserted ‘‘In no event shall the Secretary delegate the authority to pay an award u

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