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50 U.S.C. § 4319

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Fugitives from justice barred from recovery
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/us/usc/t50/s4319
Title
50 — War and National Defense
Chapter
CH53
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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No person shall be entitled to the return of any property or money under any provision of this chapter, or any amendment of this chapter, who is a fugitive from justice of the United States or any State or Territory thereof, or the District of Columbia. (Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 22, as added Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 285, § 2, 42 Stat. 1516; amended Mar. 10, 1928, ch. 167, § 16, 45 Stat. 275.) Editorial Notes References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, 40 Stat. 411, known as the Trading with the enemy Act, also known as the Trading with the Enemy Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 4301 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 22 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Amendments1928—Act Mar. 10, 1928, inserted “, or any amendment of this chapter,” after “any provision of this chapter”.

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