[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR171.24]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 171--FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Disposition of Petitions
 
Sec. 171.24  Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest.

    Any seizure subject to forfeiture may be remitted or mitigated 
pursuant to the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1618 or 31 U.S.C. 5321, as 
applicable. Any person who accepts a remission or mitigation decision 
will not be considered to have substantially prevailed in a civil 
forfeiture proceeding for purposes of collection of any fees, costs or 
interest from the Government.

[T.D. 00-88, 65 FR 78093, Dec. 14, 2000]