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10 U.S.C. § 8865 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 8865. Sale of prize

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The court shall order a sale of prize property if--

(1) the property has been condemned;

(2) the court finds, at any stage of the proceedings, that the property is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or liable to depreciate in value; or

(3) the cost of keeping the property is disproportionate to its value.

(b) The court may order a sale of the prize property if, after the return-day on the libel, all the parties in interest who have appeared in the cause agree to it.

(c) An appeal does not prevent the order of a sale under this section or the execution of such an order.

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