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19 CFR 162.4: Search for letters.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 19—Customs Duties
- CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- PART 162—INSPECTION, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE
- Subpart A—Inspection, Examination, and Search
A Customs officer may search vessels for letters which may be on board or may have been conveyed contrary to law on board any vessel or on any post route, and shall seize such letters and deliver them to the nearest post office or detain them subject to the orders of the postal authorities.
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