19 U.S.C. § 2610

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 2610 - Evidentiary requirements

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1615 of this title, in any forfeiture proceeding brought under this chapter in which the material or article, as the case may be, is claimed by any person, the United States shall establish-

(1) in the case of any material subject to the provisions of section 2606 of this title, that the material has been listed by the Secretary in accordance with section 2604 of this title; and

(2) in the case of any article subject to section 2607 of this title, that the article-

(A) is documented as appertaining to the inventory of a museum or religious or secular public monument or similar institution in a State Party, and

(B) was stolen from such institution after the effective date of this chapter, or after the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State Party concerned, whichever date is later.

19 U.S.C. § 2610

Pub. L. 97-446, title III, §311, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2361.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTFor the effective date of this chapter, referred to in par. (2)(B), see section 315 of Pub. L. 97-446 set out as an Effective Date note under section 2601 of this title.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the 90th day after Jan. 12, 1983, or on any date which the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, with exceptions, see section 315 of Pub. L. 97-446 set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.

Convention: The term "Convention" means the Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, and transfer of ownership of cultural property adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization at its sixteenth session.
Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
State Party: The term "State Party" means any nation which has ratified, accepted, or acceded to the Convention.
United States: The term "United States" includes the several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or area the foreign relations for which the United States is responsible.