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# 27 U.S.C. § 40a - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862

## Notes

Section, act Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, § 204, 49 Stat. 878, related to remission or mitigation of forfeiture of a seized vehicle or aircraft. See section 3668 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 20, 62 Stat. 862.