# 19 CFR § 162.13: Search of rooms not described in warrant

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.13

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 162.13
- **Heading:** Search of rooms not described in warrant
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—Customs Duties > CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 162—INSPECTION, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE > Subpart B—Search Warrants

## Text

When a Customs officer is acting under a warrant to search the rooms in a building occupied by persons named or described in the warrant, no search shall be made of any rooms in such building which are not described in the warrant as occupied by such persons.

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 162.3 § 162.3 Boarding and search of vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.4 § 162.4 Search for letters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.5 § 162.5 Search of arriving vehicles and aircraft.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.5.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.6 § 162.6 Search of persons, baggage, and merchandise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.6.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.7 § 162.7 Search of vehicles, persons, or beasts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.7.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.8 § 162.8 Preclearance inspections and examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.8.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.11 § 162.11 Authority to procure warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.12 § 162.12 Service of search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.13 § 162.13 Search of rooms not described in warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.15 § 162.15 Receipt for seized property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.15.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.21 § 162.21 Responsibility and authority for seizures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.21.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.22 § 162.22 Seizure of conveyances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.22.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.23 § 162.23 Seizure under section 596(c), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.23.md)
- [19 CFR § 162.31 § 162.31 Notice of fine, penalty, or forfeiture incurred.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-162.31.md)

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