Sec. 272. bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission362 on a health-related ground
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## Sec. 272 bringing in aliens subject to denial of admission362 on a health-related ground **[**[8 U.S.C. 1322](/us/usc/t8/s1322)**]** ###
(a)Any person who shall bring to the United States an alien (other than an alien crewman) who is inadmissible362 under section 212(a)(1)363 shall pay to the Commissioner for each and every alien so afflicted the sum of $3,000364 unless
(1)the alien was in possession of a valid, unexpired immigrant visa, or
(2)the alien was allowed to land in the United States, or
(3)the alien was in possession of a valid unexpired nonimmigrant visa or other document authorizing such alien to apply for temporary admission to the United States or an unexpired reentry permit issued to him, and
(A)such application was made within one hundred and twenty days of the date of issuance of the visa or other document, or in the case of an alien in possession of a reentry permit, within one hundred and twenty days of the date on which the alien was last examined and admitted by the Service, or
(B)in the event the application was made later than one hundred and twenty days of the date of issuance of the visa or other document or such examination and admission, if such person establishes to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the existence of the condition causing inadmissibility362 could not have been detected by the exercise of due diligence prior to the alien's embarkation. 362See the appendix in this compilation for the provisions as in effect before April 1, 1997. 363§603(a)(15)(A) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101–649, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5084) struck “(1) mentally retarded,
(2)insane,
(3)afflicted with psychopathic personality, or with sexual deviation,
(4)a chronic alcoholic,
(5)afflicted with any dangerous contagious disease, or
(6)a narcotic drug addict” and inserted “excludable under section 212(a)(1)”. 364§543(a)(9) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101–649, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5058) substituted payment of $3,000 to the Commissioner for payment of $1,000 to the collector of customs, effective for actions taken after November 29, 1990. ### (b)365 No vessel or aircraft shall be granted clearance papers pending determination of the question of liability to the payment of any fine under this section, or while the fines remain unpaid, nor shall such fines be remitted or refunded; but clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fines or of a bond with sufficient surety to secure the payment thereof, approved by the Commissioner. 365Former subsection
(b)was repealed, and former subsections
(c)through
(e)were redesignated as subsections
(b)through (d), by §603(a)(15) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101–649, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5084). For former subsection (b), see Appendix II.A.2. ###
(c)Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to subject transportation companies to a fine for bringing to ports of entry in the United States aliens who are entitled by law to exemption from the provisions of section 212(a). ###
(d)As used in this section, the term “**person**” means the owner, master, agent, commanding officer, charterer, or consignee of any vessel or aircraft.
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