U.S. Code > Title 10 Armed Forces > Subtitle C—Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001—7913) > PART IV—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 7201—7913) > CHAPTER 655—PRIZE (§§ 7651—7681) > § 7665. Sale of prize

§ 7665. Sale of prize

(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.