19 U.S.C. § 1630
Section 1630 · Authority to settle claims
This is the Tariff Act of 1930
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case United States v. Cortez-Rocha (2004)
Most recently applied in Pellegrino v. U.S. Transp. Sec. Admin. (July 2018)
With respect to a claim that cannot be settled under chapter 171 of title 28, the Secretary may settle, for not more than $50,000 in any one case, a claim for damage to, or loss of, privately owned property caused by an investigative or law enforcement officer (as defined in section 2680(h) of title 28) who is employed by the Customs Service and acting within the scope of his or her employment.
The Secretary may not pay a claim under subsection (a) that—
(1) concerns commercial property;
(2) is presented to the Secretary more than 1 year after it occurs; or
(3) is presented by an officer or employee of the United States Government and arose within the scope of employment.
A claim may be paid under this section only if the claimant accepts the amount of settlement in complete satisfaction of the claim.