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 104 STAT. 5062 PUBLIC LAW 101-649—NOV. 29, 1990 "(1) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. —In deportation proceedings under section 242, written notice (in this section referred to as an 'order to show cause') shall be given in person to the alien (or, if personal service is not practicable, such notice shall be given by certified mail to the alien or to the alien's counsel of record, if any) specifying the following: "(A) The nature of the proceedings against the alien. "(B) The legal authority under which the proceedings are ^ conducted. "(C) The acts or conduct alleged to be in violation of law. "(D) The charges against the alien and the statutory provisions alleged to have been violated. "(E) The alien may be represented by counsel and, upon request, the alien will be provided a list of counsel prepared under subsection (b)(2). "(F)(i) The requirement that the alien must immediately provide (or have provided) the Attorney General with a written record of an address and telephone number (if any) at which the alien may be contacted respecting proceedings under section 242. "(ii) The requirement that the alien must provide the Attorney General immediately with a written record of any change of the alien's address or telephone number. "(iii) The consequences under subsection (c)(2) of failure to provide address and telephone information pursuant to this subparagraph. "(2) NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF PROCEEDINGS. — In deportation proceedings under section 242— "(A) written notice shall be given in person to the alien (or, if personal service is not practicable, written notice shall be given by certified mail to the alien or to the alien's counsel of record, if any), in the order to show cause or otherwise, of— "(i) the time and place at which the proceedings will be held, and "(ii) the consequences under subsection (c) df the failure to appear at such proceedings; and "(B) in the case of any change or postponement in the time and place of such proceedings, written notice shall be given in person to the alien (or, if personal service is not practicable, written notice shall be given by certified mail to the alien or to the alien's counsel of record, if any) of— "(i) the new time or place of the proceedings, and "(ii) the consequences under subsection (c) of failing, except under exceptional circumstances, to attend such proceedings. "(3) FORM OF INFORMATION. —Each order to show cause or other notice under this subsection— "(A) shall be in English and Spanish, and "(B) shall specify that the alien may be represented by an attorney in deportation proceedings under section 242 and will be provided, in accordance with subsection (b)(1), a period of time in order to obtain counsel and a current list described in subsection (b)(2). Records. " (4) CENTRAL ADDRESS FILES.— The Attorney General shall create a system to record and preserve on a timely basis notices

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