8 USC 1324 - Sec. 1324d. Civil penalties for failure to depart
8 USC - U.S. Code - Title 8: Aliens and Nationality (January 2004)
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(a) In general Any alien subject to a final order of removal who - (1) willfully fails or refuses to - (A) depart from the United States pursuant to the order, (B) make timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary for departure, or (C) present for removal at the time and place required by the Attorney General; or (2) conspires to or takes any action designed to prevent or hamper the alien's departure pursuant to the order, shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $500 to the Commissioner for each day the alien is in violation of this section. (b) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an alien may be subject for activities proscribed by section 1253(a) of this title or any other section of this chapter.
Effective Date Section 308(c) of div. C of Pub. L. 104-208 provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to actions occurring on or after the title III-A effective date (as defined in section 309(a) of this division [set out as a note under section 1101 of this title])." Abolition Of Immigration And Naturalization Service And Transfer OfFUNCTIONS For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title. References To Order Of Removal Deemed To Include Order Of ExclusionAND DEPORTATION For purposes of carrying out this chapter, any reference in law to an order of removal is deemed to include a reference to an order of exclusion and deportation or an order of deportation, see section 309(d)(2) of Pub. L. 104-208, set out in an Effective Date of 1996 Amendments note under section 1101 of this title. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in section 1330 of this title.
