Notes on 8 U.S.C. § 1325 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 8 U.S.C. § 1325 : US Code - Notes

(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 8, Sec. 275, 66 Stat. 229;
Pub. L. 99-639, Sec. 2(d), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3542; Pub. L.
101-649, title I, Sec. 121(b)(3), title V, Sec. 543(b)(2), Nov. 29,
1990, 104 Stat. 4994, 5059; Pub. L. 102-232, title III, Sec.
306(c)(3), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1752; Pub. L. 104-208, div. C,
title I, Sec. 105(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-556.)
AMENDMENTS                            
1996 - Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 104-208 added subsec. (b) and
redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d),
respectively.
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-232 substituted "fined under
title 18" for "fined not more than $2,000 (or, if greater, the
amount provided under title 18)".
1990 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-649, Sec. 543(b)(2), inserted "or
attempts to enter" after "(1) enters" and "attempts to enter or"
after "or (3)", and substituted "shall, for the first commission of
any such offense, be fined not more than $2,000 (or, if greater,
the amount provided under title 18) or imprisoned not more than 6
months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such
offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2
years" for "shall, for the first commission of any such offenses,
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be punished
by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not
more than $500, or by both, and for a subsequent commission of any
such offenses shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two
years, or by a fine of not more than $1,000".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-649, Sec. 121(b)(3), added subsec. (c).
1986 - Pub. L. 99-639 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a) and added subsec. (b).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT                 
Section 105(b) of div. C of Pub. L. 104-208 provided that: "The
amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall
apply to illegal entries or attempts to enter occurring on or after
the first day of the sixth month beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1996]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT                 
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-232 effective as if included in the
enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-649, see
section 310(1) of Pub. L. 102-232, set out as a note under section
1101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT                 
Amendment by section 121(b)(3) of Pub. L. 101-649 effective Oct.
1, 1991, and applicable beginning with fiscal year 1992, see
section 161(a) of Pub. L. 101-649, set out as a note under section
1101 of this title.
Amendment by section 543(b)(2) of 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.
ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF
FUNCTIONS
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.