Pub. L. 100-690, tit. VI, subtit. B, sec. 6076

FORFEITURES OF CONVEYANCES.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 184 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 6076. FORFEITURES OF CONVEYANCES. (a) Amendment to Act of August 9, 1939.—Section 2 of the Act of August 9, 1939 (chapter 618, 53 Stat. 1291; 49 U.S.C. App. 782), is amended by adding at the end the following: “No vessel, vehicle, or aircraft shall be forfeited under this section to the extent of an interest of an owner for a drug-related offense established by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge, consent, or willful blindness of the owner.”. (b) Amendments to Tariff Act of 1930.—Section 594(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1594(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) or subsection (c), no vessel, vehicle, or aircraft is subject to forfeiture to the extent of an interest of an owner for a drug-related offense established by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge, consent, or willful blindness of the owner.”.
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