[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR171.0]



[Page 286-287]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 171_FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  171.0  Scope.









Sec.

171.0 Scope.



                    Subpart A_Application for Relief



171.1 Petition for relief.

171.2 Filing a petition.

171.3 Oral presentations seeking relief.



                      Subpart B_Action on Petitions



171.11 Petitions acted on by Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer.

171.12 Petitions acted on at Customs Headquarters.

171.13 Limitations on consideration of petitions.

171.14 Headquarters advice.



                   Subpart C_Disposition of Petitions



171.21 Written decisions.

171.22 Decisions effective for limited time.

171.23 Decisions not protestable.

171.24 Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest.



                     Subpart D_Offers in Compromise



171.31 Form of offers.

171.32 Acceptance of offers in compromise.



                Subpart E_Restoration of Proceeds of Sale



171.41 Application of provisions for petitions for relief.

171.42 Time limit for filing petition for restoration.

171.43 Evidence required.

171.44 Forfeited property authorized for official use.



               Subpart F_Expedited Petitioning Procedures



171.51 Application and definitions.

171.52 Petition for expedited procedures in an administrative forfeiture 

          proceeding.

171.53 Ruling on petition of expedited procedures.

171.54 Substitute res in an administrative forfeiture action.

171.55 Notice provisions.



               Subpart G_Supplemental Petitions for Relief



171.61 Time and place of filing.

171.62 Supplemental petition decision authority.

171.63 Appeals to the Secretary of the Treasury in certain 1592 cases.

171.64 Waiver of statute of limitations.



Appendix A to Part 171--Guidelines for Disposition of Violations of 19 

          U.S.C. 1497

Appendix B to Part 171--Customs Regulations, Guidelines for the 

          Imposition and Mitigation of Penalties for Violations of 19 

          U.S.C. 1592

Appendix C to Part 171--Customs Regulations Guidelines for the 

          Imposition and Mitigation of Penalties for Violations of 19 

          U.S.C. 1641

Appendix D to Part 171--Guidelines for the Imposition and Mitigation of 

          Penalties for Violations of 19 U.S.C. 1593A



    Authority: 18 U.S.C. 983; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1592, 1593a, 1618, 1624; 22 

U.S.C. 401; 31 U.S.C. 5321; 46 U.S.C. App. 320.

    Subpart F also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1595a, 1605, 1614.



    Source: T.D. 70-249, 35 FR 18265, Dec. 1, 1970, unless otherwise 

noted.





    This part contains provisions relating to petitions for relief from 

fines, forfeitures, and certain penalties incurred, and petitions for 

the restoration of proceeds from sale of seized and forfeited property. 

This part does not



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relate to petitions on claims for liquidated damages or penalties which 

are guaranteed by the conditions of the International Carrier Bond (see 

Sec.  113.64 of this Chapter).



[T.D. 00-57, 65 FR 53576, Sept. 5, 2000]