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19 U.S.C. § 531 to 534 — Repealed.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

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19 U.S.C. § 531 to 534 — Repealed.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 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. § 1618 — Remission or mitigation of penalties

Whenever any person interested in any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the provisions of this chapter, or who has incurred, or is alleged to have incurred, any fine or penalty thereunder, files with the Secretary of the Treasury if under the customs laws, and with the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as the case may be, if under the navigation laws, before the sale of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage a petition for the remission or mitigation of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, if he finds that such fine, penalty, or forfeiture was incurred without willful negligence or without any intention on the part of the petitioner to defraud the revenue or to violate the law, or finds the existence of such mitigating circumstances as to justify the remission or mitigation of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, may remit or mitigate the same upon such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable and just, or order discontinuance of any prosecution relating thereto. In order to enable him to ascertain the facts, the Secretary of the Treasury may issue a commission to any customs officer to take testimony upon such petition: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to deprive any person of an award of compensation made before the filing of such petition.

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19 U.S.C. § 1617 — Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury

Upon a report by a customs officer, United States attorney, or any special attorney, having charge of any claim arising under the customs laws, showing the facts upon which such claim is based, the probabilities of a recovery and the terms upon which the same may be compromised, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to compromise such claim, if such action shall be recommended by the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

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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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