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8 U.S.C. 1281: Alien crewmen

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-649. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1288.

7 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (5), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–232 substituted "consignee" for "charterer" after "the owner, agent," in second sentence. · (d)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "pay to the Commissioner the sum of $200" for "pay to the collector of customs of any customs district in which the vessel or aircraft may at any time be found the sum of $10" and inserted after first sentence "In the case that any owner, agent, consignee, m… · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.