--- title: "18 U.S.C. 2513 ECPA: Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/ecpa/section/2513" source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t18/s2513/" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 18, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: United States Code, title 18, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: United States Code, title 18, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced." text_as_of: "2026-10-22" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 18 U.S.C. 2513 ECPA · Chapter 119: WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS # 18 U.S.C. 2513 ECPA: Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, sent, carried, manufactured, assembled, possessed, sold, or advertised in violation of section 2511 or section 2512 of this chapter may be seized and forfeited to the United States. All provisions of law relating to (1) the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage for violations of the customs laws contained in title 19 of the United States Code, (2) the disposition of such vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage or the proceeds from the sale thereof, (3) the remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, (4) the compromise of claims, and (5) the award of compensation to informers in respect of such forfeitures, shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions of this section, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section; except that such duties as are imposed upon the collector of customs or any other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage under the provisions of the customs laws contained in title 19 of the United States Code shall be performed with respect to seizure and forfeiture of electronic, mechanical, or other intercepting devices under this section by such officers, agents, or other persons as may be authorized or designated for that purpose by the Attorney General. ## Source Source: United States Code, title 18, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 90-351, title III, § 802 , June 19, 1968 , 82 Stat. 215 ; amended Pub. L. 99-508, title I, § 101(c)(1)(A) , Oct. 21, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1851 .) [18 U.S.C. 2513 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t18/s2513/) United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [ECPA Navigator](https://dposchool.com/ecpa) / 18 U.S.C. 2513 Previous: [18 U.S.C. 2512 ECPA: Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited](https://dposchool.com/ecpa/section/2512) Next: [18 U.S.C. 2514 ECPA: Repealed. Pub. L. 91-452, title II, § 227(a) , Oct. 15, 1970 , 84 Stat. 930](https://dposchool.com/ecpa/section/2514) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/ecpa/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/ecpa/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents