{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8859","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8859","heading":"Libel and proceedings by United States attorney","body":"(a) Upon receiving the report of the prize master directed by section 8858 of this title, the United States attorney for the district shall promptly—(1) file a libel against the prize property; (2) obtain a warrant from the court directing the marshal to take custody of the prize property; and (3) proceed to obtain a condemnation of the property. (b) In connection with the condemnation proceedings the United States attorney shall insure that the prize commissioners—(1) take proper preparatory evidence; and (2) take depositions de bene esse of the prize crew and of other transient persons who know any facts bearing on condemnation.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 883—PRIZE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"6da0ef33dc7596b42c7089294bea522d48bf28dd24e4ec5607afb40d7c83ea79","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8858","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}