18 U.S.C. § 3669
Section 3669 · Conveyances carrying liquor
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 166 Misc. 2d 739 - In re 1,750 Cases of Liquor (1995)
Most recently applied in 166 Misc. 2d 739 - In re 1,750 Cases of Liquor (September 1995)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Any conveyance, whether used by the owner or another in introducing or attempting to introduce intoxicants into the Indian country, or into other places where the introduction is prohibited by treaty or enactment of Congress, shall be subject to seizure, libel, and forfeiture.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 247 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 146, §1, 39 Stat. 970).
Words “Automobiles or any other vehicles or” at beginning of section were omitted, and “any conveyance” substituted to remove possible ambiguity as to scope of section.
Words at conclusion of section “provided in section 246 of this title” added nothing and were therefore omitted. (See also rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.)
Minor changes were made in arrangement and phraseology.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Admiralty and maritime rules of practice (which included libel procedures) were superseded, and civil and admiralty procedures in United States district courts were unified, effective July 1, 1966, see rule 1 and Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Cross References
Application of Indian liquor laws, see section 1161 of this title.
Disposition of seized conveyances, see section 3670 of this title.
Forfeitures and seizures—
Jurisdiction, see sections 1355 and 1356 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Proceedings, see section 2461 of Title 28.
Indian country defined, see section 1151 of this title.
Introducing intoxicating liquors into Indian country, see section 1154 of this title.