1373
Unlawful Importing or Exporting of Certain Vehicles
and
Equipment
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Title 19 U.S.C. § 1627a(a) authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury
to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for knowingly importing,
exporting, or attempting to import or export any stolen self-propelled
vehicle,
vessel, aircraft, or part of a self-propelled vehicle, vessel, or aircraft,
or
any self-propelled vehicle or part of a self-propelled vehicle from which
the
identification number has been removed, obliterated, tampered with, or
altered.
Section 1627a(b) of Title 19 gives the Secretary of the Treasury
authority to prescribe a regulation requiring that any person, before
exporting
a used self-propelled vehicle present to the appropriate customs officer
both the
vehicle and a document describing such vehicle that includes the
identification
number. Failure to comply with this requirement carries a civil penalty of
$500
for each violation.
The term "self-propelled vehicle" includes any automobile, truck,
tractor, bus, motorcycle, mobile home, self-propelled agricultural
machinery,
self-propelled construction equipment, self-propelled special use equipment,
and
any other self-propelled vehicle designed for running on land, but not on
rail.
Section 1627a(d) of Title 19 permits customs officers to exchange
information
concerning activities covered by 19 U.S.C. § 1627a with other law
enforcement
agencies and with organizations engaged in theft prevention activities
(e.g., the
National Insurance Crime Bureau) designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Department of the Treasury's implementing regulations relating
to
exporting used self-propelled vehicles, vessels, aircraft or parts thereof
are
set forth in 19 C.F.R. Part 192.
[cited in USAM 9-61.700] | |