1994 US Code
Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 11 - NATIONALITY
SUBCHAPTER II_2 - SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION
Part VI - Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen
Sec. 1286 - Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 11 - NATIONALITY SUBCHAPTER II_2 - SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION Part VI - Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen Sec. 1286 - Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties |
| Contains | section 1286 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 6, §256, 66 Stat. 223; Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101-649, title V, §543(a)(6), 104 Stat. 5058. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 223 104 Stat. 5058 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 101-649 |
§1286. Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties
It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner, agent, consignee, charterer, master, or commanding officer of any vessel or aircraft, to pay off or discharge any alien crewman, except an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, employed on board a vessel or aircraft arriving in the United States without first having obtained the consent of the Attorney General. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that any alien crewman has been paid off or discharged in the United States in violation of the provisions of this section, such owner, agent, consignee, charterer, master, commanding officer, or other person, shall pay to the Commissioner the sum of ,000 for each such violation. No vessel or aircraft shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such sums, or while such sums remain unpaid, except that clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit of an amount sufficient to cover such sums, or of a bond approved by the Commissioner with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof. Such fine may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, be mitigated to not less than ,500 for each violation, upon such terms as he shall think proper.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 6, §256, 66 Stat. 223; Nov. 29, 1990, Pub. L. 101–649, title V, §543(a)(6), 104 Stat. 5058.)
Amendments1990—Pub. L. 101–649 substituted “Commissioner the sum of ,000” for “collector of customs of the customs district in which the violation occurred the sum of ,000” in second sentence, “Commissioner” for “collector of customs” in third sentence, and “,500” for “0” in fourth sentence.
Effective Date of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–649 applicable to actions taken after Nov. 29, 1990, see section 543(c) of Pub. L. 101–649, set out as a note under section 1221 of this title.
Cross ReferencesDefinition of alien, Attorney General, crewman, lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and United States, see section 1101 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 1330 of this title; title 22 section 450.
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