property for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of such property or the proceeds from the sale thereof, the remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, and the compromise of claims, shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under this section, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, except that such duties as are imposed to seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by such officers, agents or other persons as may be authorized or designated for that purpose by the Attorney General or the Postmaster General except to the extent that such duties arise from seizures and forfeitures effected by any customs officer.

Amended Title 39 S2003

S2003. The Postal Service Fund

(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be called the Postal Service Fund which shall be available to the Postal Service without fiscal-year limitation to carry out the purposes, functions, and powers authorized by this title.

(b) There shall be deposited in the Fund, subject to withdrawal by check by the Postal Service

(c)

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(1) revenues from postal and non-postal services

rendered by the Postal Service;

(2) amounts received form obligations issued by the Postal Service;

(3) amounts appropriate for the use of the Postal

Service;

(4)

Fund;

interest which may be earned on investments of the

(5) any other receipts of the Postal Service;

(6) the balance in the Post Office Department Fund established under former section 2202 of title 39 as the commencement of operations of the Postal Service; and

(7)

amounts from any civil administrative forfeiture conducted by the Postal Service.

If the Postal Service determines that the moneys of the

Fund are in excess of current needs, it may request the investment of such amounts as it deems advisable by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the Government of the United States, and, with the

approval of the Secretary, in such other obligations or securities as it deems appropriate.

(d) With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Postal Service may deposit moneys of the Fund in any Federal Reserve bank, any depository for public funds, or in such other places and in such manner as the Postal Service and the Secretary may mutually agree.

(e) The Fund shall be available for the payment of all expenses incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out its functions under this title and, subject to the Postal Rate Commission. Neither the Fund nor any of the funds credited to it shall be subject to apportionment under the provisions of section 665 of title 31.

(1) The Fund shall be available for the payment of all expenses incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out its functions under this title including expenses incurred in the conduct of seizures, forfeitures, and disposal of forfeited property pursuant to title 18 and subject to the provisions of section 3604 of this title, all of the expenses of the Postal Rate Commission. Neither the Fund nor any of the funds credited to it shall be subject to apportionment under the

( f )

provisions of subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31.
(2) Funds appropriated to the Postal Service under
section 2401 and 2004 of this title shall be
apportioned as provided in this paragraph.

From the

total amounts appropriated to the Postal Service for any fiscal year under the authorizations contained in sections 2401 and 2004 of this title, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Postal Service 25 percent of such amount at the beginning of each quarter of such fiscal year.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any amounts appropriated to the Postal Service under subsection (d) of section 2401 of this title and deposited into the Fund shall be expended by the Postal Service only for the purposes provided in such subsection.

III. SEARCH WARRANTS

The following search warrants have been provided as examples of warrants which have been successfully used in criminal proceedings with only minor editorial changes. Blanks are left to protect the identity of the victims, agency, or officer. Each law enforcement agency should modify the warrants as needed given the constraints of available information, expertise of the affiant and particular legal requirements of respective

information contained within this affidavit, he/she has probable cause to believe and does believe that the property described

below is seizable pursuant to (Penal Code Section

it: (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)

) in that

tends to show that sexual exploitation of a child has occurred or is occurring.

was used as the means of committing a felony

is possessed by a person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense or is possessed by another to whom he may have delivered it for the purpose of concealing with or preventing its discovery.