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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "19 U.S.C. § 1589a"
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description: "Enforcement authority of customs officers"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 19
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title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
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chapter_number: "4"
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chapter_name: "TARIFF ACT OF 1930"
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section: "1589a"
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citation: "19 U.S.C. § 1589a"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 19 U.S.C. § 1589a - Enforcement authority of customs officers
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## Text
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Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, an officer of the customs may—
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(1) carry a firearm;
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(2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States;
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(3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer’s presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States committed outside the officer’s presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and
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(4) perform any other law enforcement duty that the Secretary of the Treasury may designate.
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(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 589, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(17), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2988.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Another section 589 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 320, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056, was classified to section 1589 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690.
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 589 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 750, related to unlawful relanding and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See section 544 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective Oct. 15, 1984, see section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 1304 of this title.
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