---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 U.S.C. § 883"
title: "21"
title_heading: "Food and Drugs"
number: "883"
heading: "Enforcement proceedings"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/21/883"
units:
  - "Chapter 13 — Drug Abuse Prevention and Control"
  - "Subchapter I — Control and Enforcement"
  - "Part E — Administrative and Enforcement Provisions"
---

# §883. Enforcement proceedings


Before any violation of this subchapter is reported by the [Administrator](/usc/21/1523.md?p=1) of the [Drug Enforcement Administration](/usc/21/802.md?p=4) to any [United States](/usc/21/802.md?p=28) attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the [Administrator](/usc/21/1523.md?p=1) may require that the [person](/usc/21/379j–21.md?p=k-10) against whom such proceeding is contemplated is given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views, either orally or in writing, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 96–132, § 16(c), Nov. 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 1049.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1979—Pub. L. 96–132 substituted “Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration” for “Director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs” and “Administrator may” for “Director may”.