8 CFR § 270.1 - Definitions.

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title: "8 CFR § 270.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "270.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 33866, July 31, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.1 Definitions.

For the purpose of this part—

*Document* means an instrument on which is recorded, by means of letters, figures, or marks, matters which may be used to fulfill any requirement of the Act. The term “document” includes, but is not limited to, an application required to be filed under the Act and any other accompanying document or material;

*Entity* means any legal entity, including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, joint venture, governmental body, agency, proprietorship, or association, including an agent or anyone acting directly or indirectly in the interest thereof.