50 U.S.C. § 855 — Violations; penalties; deportation

submitted 70 years ago by ch. 849 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 91 words · no verdicts yet

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A person who willfully violates this subchapter or willfully makes a materially false statement or willfully omits a material fact in a registration statement must be fined, imprisoned, or both. A convicted alien is subject to deportation.

(a) Anyone who willfully violates this subchapter or a regulation under it, or who willfully makes a false statement about a material fact or willfully leaves out a material fact in a registration statement, must be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned up to five years, or both. (b) An alien convicted of violating this subchapter or one of its regulations is subject to deportation under chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act, cited in this section.

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(a)

Whoever willfully violates any provision of this subchapter or any regulation thereunder, or in any registration statement willfully make 1 a false statement of a material fact or willfully omits any material fact, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.

(b)

Any alien convicted of a violation of this subchapter or any regulation thereunder is subject to deportation in the manner provided by chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.].

Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 849, § 6, 70 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(g)(9)(B), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–624.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 849 · 70 Stat. 900
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-208 · 110 Stat. 3009

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 849 on 1956-08-01.

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