[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR103.26]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 103--AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Production or Disclosure in Federal, State, Local, and 
                           Foreign Proceedings
 
Sec. 103.26  Procedure in the event of a demand for Customs information in a state or local criminal proceeding.

    Port directors, special agents in charge, and chiefs of field 
laboratories may, in the interest of federal, state, and local law 
enforcement, upon receipt of demands of state or local authorities, and 
at the expense of the State, authorize employees under their supervision 
to attend trials and administrative hearings on behalf of the government 
in any state or local criminal case, to produce records, and to testify 
as to facts coming to their knowledge in their official capacities. 
However, in

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cases where a defendant in a state or local criminal case demands 
testimony or the production of Customs documents or information, 
authorization from the Chief Counsel is required as under Sec. 103.22 of 
this subpart. No disclosure of information under this section shall be 
made if any of the factors listed in Sec. 103.23(b) of this subpart are 
present.