[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2010]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR1239.1]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
   CHAPTER V--EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                 JUSTICE
 
PART 1239_INITIATION OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1239.1  Notice to appear.

Sec.
1239.1 Notice to appear.
1239.2 Cancellation of notice to appear.
1239.3 Effect of filing notice to appear.

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1229.

    Source: 62 FR 10366, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted. 
Duplicated from part 239 at 68 FR 9838, Feb. 28, 2003.

    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 1239 appear at 68 FR 
9846, Feb. 28, 2003, and at 68 FR 10355, Mar. 3, 2003.

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    (a) Commencement. Every removal proceeding conducted under section 
240 of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a) to determine the deportability or 
inadmissibility of an alien is commenced by the filing of a notice to 
appear with the immigration court. For provisions relating to the 
issuance of a notice to appear by an immigration officer, or supervisor 
thereof, see 8 CFR 239.1(a).
    (b) Service of notice to appear. Service of the notice to appear 
shall be in accordance with section 239 of the Act.

[62 FR 10366, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 39258, June 7, 2002; 69 
FR 44907, July 28, 2004]