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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 1224. Designation of ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft
The Attorney General is authorized (1) by regulation to designate
as ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft any of the ports
of entry for civil aircraft designated as such in accordance with
law; (2) by regulation to provide such reasonable requirements for
aircraft in civil air navigation with respect to giving notice of
intention to land in advance of landing, or notice of landing, as
shall be deemed necessary for purposes of administration and
enforcement of this chapter; and (3) by regulation to provide for
the application to civil air navigation of the provisions of this
chapter where not expressly so provided in this chapter to such
extent and upon such conditions as he deems necessary. Any person
who violates any regulation made under this section shall be
subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 which may be remitted or
mitigated by the Attorney General in accordance with such
proceedings as the Attorney General shall by regulation prescribe.
In case the violation is by the owner or person in command of the
aircraft, the penalty shall be a lien upon the aircraft, and such
aircraft may be libeled therefore in the appropriate United States
court. The determination by the Attorney General and remission or
mitigation of the civil penalty shall be final. In case the
violation is by the owner or person in command of the aircraft, the
penalty shall be a lien upon the aircraft and may be collected by
proceedings in rem which shall conform as nearly as may be to civil
suits in admiralty. The Supreme Court of the United States, and
under its direction other courts of the United States, are
authorized to prescribe rules regulating such proceedings against
aircraft in any particular not otherwise provided by law. Any
aircraft made subject to a lien by this section may be summarily
seized by, and placed in the custody of such persons as the
Attorney General may by regulation prescribe. The aircraft may be
released from such custody upon deposit of such amount not
exceeding $2,000 as the Attorney General may prescribe, or of a
bond in such sum and with such sureties as the Attorney General may
prescribe, conditioned upon the payment of the penalty which may be
finally determined by the Attorney General.
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