[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 31CFR101.2]



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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 101_MITIGATION OF FORFEITURE OF COUNTERFEIT GOLD COINS--Table 

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Sec. 101.2  Petitions for mitigation.



    (a) Who may file. Any person may petition the Secretary of the 

Treasury for return of the gold bullion of counterfeit gold coins 

forfeited to the United States, if:

    (1) The petitioner innocently purchased or received the coins and 

held them without the knowledge that they were counterfeit; and,

    (2) The petitioner voluntarily submitted the coins to the Treasury 

Department for a determination of whether they were legitimate or 

counterfeit; and,

    (3) The coins were determined to be counterfeit and were seized by 

the Treasury Department and forfeited to the United States.

    (b) To whom addressed. Petitions for mitigation of the forfeiture of 

counterfeit gold coins should be addressed to the Assistant Secretary, 

Enforcement, Operations, Tariff Affairs, Department of Treasury, 15th 

and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

    (c) Form. The petition need not be in any particular form, but must 

be under oath, and set forth at least the following:

    (1) The full name and address of the petitioner;

    (2) A description of the coin or coins involved;

    (3) The name and address of the person from whom the coins were 

received or purchased by the petitioner;

    (4) The date and place where they were voluntarily submitted for 

examination;

    (5) Any other circumstances relied upon by the petitioner to justify 

the mitigation;

    (6) A statement that the petitioner purchased or received and held 

the coins without the knowledge that they were counterfeit.