{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 502","heading":"Cargo exempt from forfeiture","body":"Cargo on a vessel is exempt from forfeiture under this title if—(1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid or secured for payment as provided by law.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 5—OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"6b8c4cc01f69ea0304518f87cb89f0ab124c05a5f118bb12aa10302ad9bd0340","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-501","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}