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10 USC § 8864 - Delivery of property on stipulation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8864"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 8864 - Delivery of property on stipulation"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8864"
section_name: "Delivery of property on stipulation"
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. 479, § 7664; renumbered § 8864, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8864. Delivery of property on stipulation

**(a)** Prize property may be delivered to a claimant on stipulation, deposit, or other security, if—

**(1)** the claimant satisfies the court that the property has a peculiar and intrinsic value to him, independent of its market value;

**(2)** the court is satisfied that the rights and interests of the United States or of other claimants will not be prejudiced;

**(3)** an opportunity is given to the United States attorney and the naval prize commissioner or the naval special prize commissioner to be heard as to the appointment of appraisers; and

**(4)** a satisfactory appraisal is made.

**(b)** Money collected on a stipulation, or deposited instead of it, that does not represent costs shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States or a public depositary in the same manner as proceeds of a sale.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 479, § 7664; renumbered § 8864, 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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7664 | 34 U.S.C. 1142. | R.S. 4626. |

and this section reflect the , , which repealed laws authorizing distribution of prize proceeds to captors, and the , , which requires substitution of “Treasurer of the United States or public depositary” for “assistant treasurer”.

## 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 .