Any officer of the United States who directly or indirectly receives, accepts, or contracts for any portion of the money which may accrue to any person making such detection and seizure, or furnishing such information, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and shall be thereafter ineligible to any office of honor, trust, or emolument. Any such person who pays to any such officer, or to any person for the use of such officer, any portion of such money, or anything of value for or because of such money, shall have a right of action against such officer, or his legal representatives, or against such person, or his legal representatives, and shall be entitled to recover the money so paid or the thing of value so given.
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SUBTITLE III— ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Part V— Enforcement Provisions
§ 1582. Search of persons and baggage; regulations
§ 1583. Examination of outbound mail
§ 1583a. Development of technology to detect illicit narcotics
§ 1584. Falsity or lack of manifest; penalties
§ 1586. Unlawful unlading or transshipment
§ 1587. Examination of hovering vessels
§ 1588. Transportation between American ports via foreign ports
§ 1589a. Enforcement authority of customs officers
§ 1592. Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence
§ 1592a. Special provisions regarding certain violations
§ 1593a. Penalties for false drawback claims
§ 1594. Seizure of conveyances
§ 1595a. Aiding unlawful importation
§§ 1596 to 1598. Repealed. , , eff.
§ 1599. Officers not to be interested in vessels or cargo
§ 1600. Application of the customs laws to other seizures by customs officers
§§ 1601, 1601a. Repealed. , , eff.
§ 1602. Seizure; report to customs officer
§ 1603. Seizure; warrants and reports
§ 1605. Seizure; custody; storage
§ 1607. Seizure; value $500,000 or less, prohibited merchandise, transporting conveyances
§ 1608. Seizure; claims; judicial condemnation
§ 1609. Seizure; summary forfeiture and sale
§ 1610. Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings
§ 1611. Seizure; sale unlawful
§ 1613. Disposition of proceeds of forfeited property
§ 1613b. Customs Forfeiture Fund
§ 1614. Release of seized property
§ 1615. Burden of proof in forfeiture proceedings
§ 1616a. Disposition of forfeited property
§ 1617. Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury
§ 1618. Remission or mitigation of penalties
§ 1619. Award of compensation to informers
§ 1620. Acceptance of money by United States officers
§ 1622. Foreign landing certificates
§ 1623. Bonds and other security
§ 1625. Interpretive rulings and decisions; public information
§ 1626. Steel products trade enforcement
§ 1627a. Unlawful importation or exportation of certain vehicles; inspections
§ 1628. Exchange of information
§ 1628a. Exchange of information related to trade enforcement
§ 1629. Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries