26 USC § 7322 - Delivery of seized personal property to United States marshal

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identifier: "/us/usc/t26/s7322"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "26 USC § 7322 - Delivery of seized personal property to United States marshal"
title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
section_number: "7322"
section_name: "Delivery of seized personal property to United States marshal"
chapter_number: 75
chapter_name: "CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "Forfeitures"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PROVISIONS COMMON TO FORFEITURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 869; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 7322. Delivery of seized personal property to United States marshal

Any forfeitable property which may be seized under the provisions of this title may, at the option of the Secretary, be delivered to the United States marshal of the district, and remain in the care and custody and under the control of such marshal, pending disposal thereof as provided by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 869; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976— struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.