8 CFR § 280.5 - Mitigation or remission of fines.

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title: "8 CFR § 280.5 - Mitigation or remission of fines."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "280.5"
section_name: "Mitigation or remission of fines."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "280"
part_name: "IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES"
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regulatory_source: "22 FR 9807, Dec. 6, 1957, unless otherwise noted."
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# 280.5 Mitigation or remission of fines.

In any case in which mitigation or remission of a fine is authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act, the party served with Notice of Intention to Fine may apply in writing to the district director or the Associate Commissioner for Examinations, or the Director for the National Fines Office for such mitigation or remission.

[22 FR 9807, Dec. 6, 1957, as amended at 54 FR 18649, May 2, 1989]