18 U.S.C. § 2232 : US Code - Section 2232: Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure

Search 18 U.S.C. § 2232 : US Code - Section 2232: Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure

(a) Destruction or Removal of Property To Prevent Seizure. -
Whoever, before, during, or after any search for or seizure of
property by any person authorized to make such search or seizure,
knowingly destroys, damages, wastes, disposes of, transfers, or
otherwise takes any action, or knowingly attempts to destroy,
damage, waste, dispose of, transfer, or otherwise take any action,
for the purpose of preventing or impairing the Government's lawful
authority to take such property into its custody or control or to
continue holding such property under its lawful custody and
control, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than 5 years, or both.
(b) Impairment of In Rem Jurisdiction. - Whoever, knowing that
property is subject to the in rem jurisdiction of a United States
court for purposes of civil forfeiture under Federal law, knowingly
and without authority from that court, destroys, damages, wastes,
disposes of, transfers, or otherwise takes any action, or knowingly
attempts to destroy, damage, waste, dispose of, transfer, or
otherwise take any action, for the purpose of impairing or
defeating the court's continuing in rem jurisdiction over the
property, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than 5 years, or both.
(c) Notice of Search or Execution of Seizure Warrant or Warrant
of Arrest In Rem. - Whoever, having knowledge that any person
authorized to make searches and seizures, or to execute a seizure
warrant or warrant of arrest in rem, in order to prevent the
authorized seizing or securing of any person or property, gives
notice or attempts to give notice in advance of the search,
seizure, or execution of a seizure warrant or warrant of arrest in
rem, to any person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both.
(d) Notice of Certain Electronic Surveillance. - Whoever, having
knowledge that a Federal investigative or law enforcement officer
has been authorized or has applied for authorization under chapter
119 to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, in
order to obstruct, impede, or prevent such interception, gives
notice or attempts to give notice of the possible interception to
any person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both.
(e) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance. - Whoever, having
knowledge that a Federal officer has been authorized or has applied
for authorization to conduct electronic surveillance under the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801, et
seq.), in order to obstruct, impede, or prevent such activity,
gives notice or attempts to give notice of the possible activity to
any person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both.