8 USC § 1324d - Civil penalties for failure to depart

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title: "8 USC § 1324d - Civil penalties for failure to depart"
title_number: 8
title_name: "ALIENS AND NATIONALITY"
section_number: "1324d"
section_name: "Civil penalties for failure to depart"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION"
part_number: "VIII"
part_name: "General Penalty Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 8, § 274D, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 380(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–650.)"
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# § 1324d. Civil penalties for failure to depart

**(a)** **In general** Any alien subject to a final order of removal who—

shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $500 to the Commissioner for each day the alien is in violation of this section.

**(1)** willfully fails or refuses to—

**(A)** depart from the United States pursuant to the order,

**(B)** make timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary for departure, or

**(C)** present for removal at the time and place required by the Attorney General; or

**(2)** conspires to or takes any action designed to prevent or hamper the alien’s departure pursuant to the order,

**(b)** **Construction** section 1253(a) of this title

Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an alien may be subject for activities proscribed by  or any other section of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 8, § 274D, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 380(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–650.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original, “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to actions occurring on or after the title III–A effective date (as defined in section 309(a) of this division [set out as a note under
> 
> ]).”

, , , provided that:

### 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 .

### References to Order of Removal Deemed To Include Order of Exclusion and Deportation

For purposes of carrying out this chapter, any reference in law to an order of removal is deemed to include a reference to an order of exclusion and deportation or an order of deportation, see , set out in an Effective Date of 1996 Amendments note under .