10 USC § 8862 - Duties of marshal

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8862"
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title: "10 USC § 8862 - Duties of marshal"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8862"
section_name: "Duties of marshal"
chapter_number: 883
chapter_name: "PRIZE"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 478, § 7662; renumbered § 8862, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8862. Duties of marshal

The marshal shall—

**(1)** keep in his custody all persons found on board a prize and sent in as witnesses, until they are released by the prize commissioners or the court;

**(2)** keep safely in his custody all prize property under warrant from the court;

**(3)** report to the court any cargo or other property that he thinks should be unloaded and stored or sold;

**(4)** insure the prize property, if in his judgment it is in the interest of all concerned;

**(5)** have charge of the sale of the property, if a sale is ordered, and be responsible for the conduct of the sale in the manner required by the court, for the collection of the gross proceeds, and for their immediate deposit with the Treasurer of the United States or public depositary nearest the place of sale, subject to the order of the court in the cause; and

**(6)** submit to the Secretary of the Navy, at such times as the Secretary designates, a full statement of the condition of the prize and of the disposal made thereof.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 478, § 7662; renumbered § 8862, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7662 | 34 U.S.C. 1139. | R.S. 4623. |

In clause (2) the words “in his custody” are inserted to make clear the fact that the marshal has custody of the prize property.

In clause (5) the words “and be responsible for” are inserted for clarity, since  provides that the sale and deposit of the proceeds shall be made by the auctioneer and his agent rather than by the marshal, although the marshal supervises them. The words “Treasurer of the United States or public depositary” are substituted for “assistant treasurer” to reflect the , .

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .