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PUBLIC LAW 414-JUNE 27, 1952 liSii;.
REGISTRATION OF A L I E N S I N THE UNITED
[66 S T A T. STATES
SEC. 262. (a) I t shall be the duty of every alien now or hereafter in the United States, who (1) is fourteen years of age or older, (2) has not been registered and fingerprinted under section 221(b) of this 8'*us*c*45^^,^*452. ^^^ ^^ section 30 or 31 of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, and (3) remains in the United States for thirty days or longer, to apply for registration and to be fingerprinted before the expiration of such thirty days. (b) I t shall be the duty of every parent or legal guardian of any alien now or hereafter in the United States, who (1) is less than fourteen years of age, (2) has not been registered under section 221(b) of this Act or section 30 or 31 of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, and (3) remains in the United States for thirty days or longer, to apply for the registration of such alien before the expiration of such thirty days. Whenever any alien attains his fourteenth birthday in the United States he shall, within thirty days thereafter, apply in person for registration and to be fingerprinted. PROVISIONS GOVERNING REGISTRATION
OF SPECIAL GROUPS
SEO, 263. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 261 and 262, the Attorney General is authorized to prescribe special regulations and forms for the registration and fingerprinting of (1) alien crewmen, (2) holders of border-crossing identification cards, (3) aliens confined in institutions within the United States, (4) aliens under order of deportation, and (5) aliens of any other class not lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. _Nonappiicabii(]^) ^j^g provisions of section 262 and of this section shall not be applicable to any alien who is in the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a) (15)(A) or 101 (a) (15)(G) until the alien ceases to be entitled to such a nonimmigrant status. FORMS A N D PROCEDURE
SEC. 264. (a) The Attorney General and the Secretary of State jointly are authorized and directed to prepare forms for the registration and fingerprinting of aliens under section 261 of this title, and the Attorney General is authorized and directed to prepare forms for the registration and fingerprinting of aliens under section 262 of this title. Such forms shall contain inquiries with respect to (1) the date and place of entry of the alien into the United States; (2) activities in which he has been and intends to be engaged; (3) the length of time he expects to remain in the United States; (4) the police and criminal record, if any, of such alien; and (5) such additional matters as may be prescribed. (b) All registration and fingerprint records made under the provisions of this title shall be confidential, and shall be made available only to such persons or agencies as may be designated by the Attorney General. (c) Every person required to apply for the registration of himself or another under this title shall submit under oath the information required for such registration. Any person authorized under regulations issued by the Attorney General to register aliens under this title shall be authorized to administer oaths for such purpose. (d) Every alien in the United States who has been registered and fingerprinted under the provisions of the Alien Registration Act, IVl^c^s/note. 1940, or under the provisions of this Act shall be issued a certificate of alien registration or an alien registration receipt card in such form
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