Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures
April 2018 — Question 69
Petitions for relief from seizures must be filed within _________ from the date of mailing of the notice of seizure.
- A5 days
- B10 days
- C30 days✓ CBP's answer
- D60 days
- E90 days Category XII – Foreign Trade Zones/Warehouses
Why this answer
19 CFR 171.2(b) fixes the deadline for petitions for relief from seizures: they must be filed within 30 days from the date of mailing of the notice of seizure. Both elements matter, the 30-day length and the mailing of the notice as the trigger, because part 171 contains several different clocks. Sixty days tempts because various other customs periods, such as certain appeal windows, run 60 days, and the short 5-day and 10-day options echo response windows used in detention and intellectual property contexts, but none of those governs a petition contesting a seizure. Watch for: Substituting a 60-day appeal-style period for the 30-day seizure petition deadline.
Original CBLE Simulator explanation — the question and key above are CBP's; this analysis is ours. Verify against the current edition before relying on it in practice.
CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2018 examination.
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