{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8865","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8865","heading":"Sale of prize","body":"(a) The court shall order a sale of prize property if—(1) the property has been condemned; (2) the court finds, at any stage of the proceedings, that the property is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or liable to depreciate in value; or (3) the cost of keeping the property is disproportionate to its value. (b) The court may order a sale of the prize property if, after the return-day on the libel, all the parties in interest who have appeared in the cause agree to it. (c) An appeal does not prevent the order of a sale under this section or the execution of such an order.","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":"878ffe36376944ed135dcfb20a7e3235dd452bcb844cbef6964f02d3a7811725","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8864","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8866"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}