31 CFR § 406.5 - Forfeiture of gold valued in excess of $2,500.

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title: "31 CFR § 406.5 - Forfeiture of gold valued in excess of $2,500."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "406.5"
section_name: "Forfeiture of gold valued in excess of $2,500."
chapter_name: "SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "406"
part_name: "SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF GOLD FOR VIOLATIONS OF GOLD RESERVE ACT OF 1934 AND GOLD REGULATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "R.S. 161, as amended, sec. 4, 48 Stat. 340; 5 U.S.C. 301, 31 U.S.C. 443."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 4258, Mar. 7, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 406.5 Forfeiture of gold valued in excess of $2,500.

When the value of the gold seized by the Secret Service exceeds $2,500, the seizing officer shall furnish a report, approved by the principal local officer, to the U.S. attorney, and shall include in such report a statement of all the facts and circumstances of the case, together with the names of the witnesses and a citation to each of the statutes and sections of the Gold Regulations believed to have been violated and on which reliance may be had for forfeiture.