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Can you summarize 15 USC 1177?
TRANSPORTATION OF GAMBLING DEVICES > Confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation; laws governing
Short Summary
This legal document, governed by the United States Code, specifically the section on Transportation of Gambling Devices, pertains to the confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation used in violation of the provisions outlined in this chapter. Any person involved in the transportation, delivery, shipping, manufacturing, reconditioning, repairing, selling, disposing, receiving, possessing, or using of gambling devices in violation of this chapter shall have such devices and means of transportation seized and forfeited to the United States. The document further states that all provisions of law relating to the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, condemnation, disposition, remission or mitigation, compromise of claims, and award of compensation to informers in respect of seizures and forfeitures under the customs laws shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred under the provisions of this chapter, as long as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions stated here. The duties related to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage under the customs laws shall be performed by officers, agents, or other authorized persons designated by the Attorney General for seizures and forfeitures of gambling devices under this chapter.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person involved in the transportation, delivery, shipping, manufacturing, reconditioning, repairing, selling, disposing, receiving, possessing, or using of gambling devices in violation of the provisions of this chapter
What does it govern?
Confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Seized gambling devices and means of transportation shall be forfeited to the United States
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government