American Samoa § 41.0308 - Notice of address or change of address.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 41.0308 — Notice of address or change of address., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41.0308. Notice of address or change of address.
(a) Every alien required to be registered under this chapter who is within American Samoa on the first day of January of each year, shall within 30 days following such date, notify the Attorney General in writing of his current address and furnish such additional information as may by regulation be required by the Attorney General. (b) Any such alien shall likewise notify the Attorney General in writing of each change of address and new address within 10 days from the date of such change. (c) Any such alien who is temporarily absent from American Samoa on the first day of January of any year, shall furnish his current address and other information as required by this section within 10 days after his return. (d) Any such alien in American Samoa in a lawful temporary residence status shall in like manner also notify the Attorney General in writing of his address at the expiration of each 3 month period during which he remains in American Samoa regardless of whether there has been any change of address. (e) In the case of an alien for whom a parent or legal guardian is required to apply for registration, the notice required by this section shall be given by such parent or legal guardian. Case Notes: The ten-day statutory period for reporting an address change to the Immigration Board can only sensibly be given effect if the prescribed period is computed to exclude the last day when it happens to fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. A.S.C.A. § 41.0308(b). Farapo v. American Samoa Government, 23 A.S.R.2d 136 (1993).
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41.0308 ("Notice of address or change of address.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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