[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR233.10]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 233--INSPECTION SERVICE AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 233.10  Notice provisions.

    (a) Special notice provision. At the time of seizure of property 
defined in Sec. 233.8(b) for violations involving the possession of 
personal use quantities of a controlled substance, written notice will 
be provided to the possessor of the property regarding applicable 
statutes and Federal regulations including the procedures established 
for the filing of a petition for expedited release and for the posting 
of a substitute res bond.
    (b) Standard notice provision. The standard notice to the owner as 
required by 19 U.S.C. 1607 will be made at the earliest practicable 
opportunity after determining ownership of the seized property and must 
include the legal and factual basis of the seizure.

[54 FR 47522, Nov. 15, 1989]