SEC. 519. MARITIME AND AIRLINE CARRIERS BRINGING 
PASSENGERS WITHOUT VALID DOCUMENTS. 
Maritime carriers or airline companies that bring into 
the country foreigners without valid immigration docu-
ments shall be penalized with a fine of up to $9,000, with-
out prejudice to the possibility of the foreigner in question 
being turned back and the company being required to re-
turn same to his or her place of departure at the com-
pany’s expense. 
SEC. 520. MARITIME AND AIRLINE CARRIERS FAILING TO 
RETURN PASSENGERS DENIED ADMISSION. 
In the event a maritime carrier captain or person act-
ing in such capacity disobeys an order to transport pas-
sengers who have been turned back, said captain or acting 
captain, the carrier company, or its representatives or con-
signees shall be punished with a fine of up to $9,000. Air-
line companies shall be subject to the same fine. In either 
case a document shall be drawn up for purposes of record-
ing all the pertinent circumstances. 
SEC. 521. AUTHORIZING OR ORDERING TRANSPORT CAR-
RIER TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES WITH-
OUT THE NECESSARY PERMIT. 
A fine of up to $2,000 shall be imposed on any person 
who authorizes or orders a transport carrier to leave the 
United States without the necessary permit from immigra-
tion officials. 
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SEC. 522. PASSENGERS IN TRANSIT WHO FAILURE TO RE-
PORT OVERSTAY. 
Foreigners who fail to comply with the obligation set 
forth in section 212 herein shall be punished by a fine 
of up to 100 times the general minimum daily wage in 
effect at the time the violation is committed, or by incar-
ceration for 36 hours if such fine is not paid. 
SEC. 523. VISITING A FOREIGN MARITIME CARRIER WITH-
OUT PERMISSION. 
Any person who visits a foreign maritime carrier 
without permission from immigration officials shall be 
punished with a fine of up to $900 or incarceration of 
up to 3 days. The same penalty shall be imposed on any 
person who, without being authorized to do so, allows a 
visit such as those referred to in the preceding paragraph. 
SEC. 524. TRAFFICKING. 
Imprisonment of between 6 and 12 years and a fine 
of between 100 and 10,000 times the general minimum 
daily wage in effect at the time the violation is committed 
shall be imposed on any person who— 
(1) for purposes of trafficking, either directly or 
through an intermediary transports or attempts to 
transport United States citizens or nationals or for-
eigners into another country without the cor-
responding documentation; 
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(2) either directly or through another person 
brings one or more foreigners into the United States 
without the corresponding documentation issued by 
an applicable authority; and 
(3) for purposes of trafficking, shelters or 
transports foreigners within the United States in 
order to hide such persons and avoid immigration 
inspections. 
SEC. 525. AIDING TRAFFICKING. 
Imprisonment of from 1 to 5 years and a fine of up 
to 5,000 times the general minimum daily wage in effect 
at the time the violation is committed shall be imposed 
on any person who knowingly provides the means to, offers 
to, or helps to carry out the acts described under section 
524. 
SEC. 526. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN FORMS OF 
TRAFFICKING. 
The fines established under section 524 and 525 shall 
be increased by up to 50 percent in the event the acts 
described therein involve underage persons, or under con-
ditions or by means that endanger the life, health, or in-
tegrity of the undocumented persons, or in the event the 
principal is a public servant. 
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SEC. 527. PROCESSING DIVORCE OR MARRIAGE ANNUL-
MENT WITHOUT CERTIFICATION. 
Any judicial or administrative official who processes 
any divorce or marriage annulment involving foreigners, 
when the petition for same is not accompanied by a certifi-
cation from the Department accrediting their legal resi-
dence in the country, nor by a certification that their im-
migration status and category permit such act to be per-
formed, shall have his or her employment terminated, and 
shall be imprisoned for up to 6 months or be subject to 
a fine of up to $17,000, or both. Any such official shall 
be suspended from his or her functions upon the initiation 
of the prosecution of such offense. 
SEC. 528. PERMITTING FOREIGNER TO ESCAPE IMMIGRA-
TION CONTROLS. 
A fine of up to 1,000 times the general minimum 
daily wage in effect at the time the violation is committed 
shall be imposed on any person who takes custody of a 
foreigner and then allows said foreigner to escape immi-
gration controls, without prejudice to such penalties as 
may be incurred in the event such action constitutes a 
criminal offense. 
SEC. 529. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE INFRACTIONS. 
Any administrative infraction of this Act or the regu-
lations thereto in immigration matters, with respect to 
cases not foreseen in this chapter, shall be subject to a 
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fine of up to 1,000 times the general minimum daily wage 
in effect at the time the violation is committed, or subject 
to detention for up to 36 hours if such fine is not paid. 
SEC. 530. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES. 
In the event of crimes committed in violation of the 
provisions of this Act, the criminal proceedings pursued 
by the United States Attorney General shall be subject 
to the complaint submitted by the Department in each 
case. 
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