[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR273.5]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
CHAPTER I--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 273--CARRIER RESPONSIBILITIES AT FOREIGN PORTS OF EMBARKATION; REDUCING, REFUNDING, OR WAIVING FINES UNDER SECTION 273 OF THE ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 273.5  General criteria used for reduction, refund, or waiver of fines.

    (a) Upon application by the carrier, the Service shall determine 
whether circumstances exist which would justify a reduction, refund, or 
waiver of fines pursuant to section 273(e) of the Act.
    (b) Applications for reduction, refund, or waiver of fine under 
section

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273(e) of the Act shall be made in accordance with the procedures 
outlined in 8 CFR 280.12 and 8 CFR 280.51.
    (c) In determining the amount of the fine reduction, refund, or 
waiver, the Service shall consider:
    (1) The effectiveness of the carrier's screening procedures;
    (2) The carrier's history of fines violations, including fines, 
liquidated damages, and user fee payment records; and,
    (3) The existence of any extenuating circumstances.