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18 U.S.C. § 4012

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Summary seizure and forfeiture of prison contraband
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Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTIII/CH301
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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An officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons may, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, summarily seize any object introduced into a Federal penal or correctional facility or possessed by an inmate of such a facility in violation of a rule, regulation or order promulgated by the Director, and such object shall be forfeited to the United States. (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1109(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2148.)

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