19 CFR 162.7 - Search of vehicles, persons, or beasts.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 19 - Customs Duties last revised: Feb 06, 2026

View all text of Subpart A [§ 162.1 - § 162.8]

§ 162.7 - Search of vehicles, persons, or beasts.

A Customs officer may stop, search, and examine any vehicle, person, or beast, or search any trunk or envelope wherever found, in accordance with section 3061 of the Revised Statutes (19 U.S.C. 482).

[T.D. 72-211, 37 FR 16488, Aug. 15, 1972, as amended by T.D. 90-34, 55 FR 17597, Apr. 26, 1990]

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66,1592,1593a,1624,6.S.C. 101, 8 U.S.C. 1324(b)

source: T.D. 72-211, 37 FR 16488, Aug. 15, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 19 CFR 162.7