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LegalText 26 U.S.C. § 6338 Certificate of sale; deed of real property us united_states_code code_section 26 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 64 COLLECTION 6338 26 U.S.C. § 6338 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc26@119-100.zip /us/usc/t26/s6338 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-26/usc26.xml 65d10d336e5e4c0d096edfabfd51b9a4451fdf07956cf553397c80d6abb6d860 a261f094809116f42a96648a3d5eee80fa010379d67412551c21dd5c900b27f4 5b15984de931ef1d2250db40762f6f0668ec4baf1de59fdc60744d5b386f1153 2026-07-04 official
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26 U.S.C. § 6338 - Certificate of sale; deed of real property

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(a) Certificate of sale In the case of property sold as provided in section 6335, the Secretary shall give to the purchaser a certificate of sale upon payment in full of the purchase price. In the case of real property, such certificate shall set forth the real property purchased, for whose taxes the same was sold, the name of the purchaser, and the price paid therefor.

(b) Deed to real property In the case of any real property sold as provided in section 6335 and not redeemed in the manner and within the time provided in section 6337, the Secretary shall execute (in accordance with the laws of the State in which such real property is situated pertaining to sales of real property under execution) to the purchaser of such real property at such sale, upon his surrender of the certificate of sale, a deed of the real property so purchased by him, reciting the facts set forth in the certificate.

(c) Real property purchased by United States If real property is declared purchased by the United States at a sale pursuant to section 6335, the Secretary shall at the proper time execute a deed therefor; and without delay cause such deed to be duly recorded in the proper registry of deeds.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 787; Pub. L. 85866, title I, § 78, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1662; Pub. L. 89719, title I, § 104(f), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 94455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing. 1966—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89719 struck out provisions requiring the endorsement of approval as to the form of the deed by the United States Attorney for the district in which the property is situated. 1958—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85866 struck out “district” before “attorney”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1966 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 89719 applicable after Nov. 2, 1966, regardless of when title or lien of United States arose or when lien or interest of another person was acquired, with certain exceptions, see section 114(a)(c) of Pub. L. 89719, set out as a note under section 6323 of this title.

Effective Date of 1958 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 85866 effective Aug. 17, 1954, see section 1(c)(2) of Pub. L. 85866, set out as a note under section 165 of this title.