Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 2233: Rescue of seized property

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Federal law prohibits forcibly rescuing or taking back property that has been seized by authorized officers or persons under U.S. revenue laws. Violation is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment up to two years.

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Whoever forcibly rescues, dispossesses, or attempts to rescue or dispossess any property, articles, or objects after the same shall have been taken, detained, or seized by any officer or other person under the authority of any revenue law of the United States, or by any person authorized to make searches and seizures, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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