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IMMIGRATION

INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002

In order to ensure utilization of all 10,000 asylum adjustment numbers, a new procedure for adjudicating these cases has been developed for Fiscal Year 2002. Beginning with the issuance of this memorandum, each field office may adjudicate any case with a priority date of June 9, 1998 or earlier. A list of all known asylum adjustment cases with a priority date of June 9, 1998 or earlier has been forwarded electronically. The ADDE or OIC shall ensure that the cases are located within their office. If other cases with the same priority date are encountered, they may also be adjudicated.

Before a case may be adjudicated, a number must be requested via e-mail from the Nebraska Service Center. The request must include the priority date, A-number, FCO and any comments. No case may be adjudicated unless authorization is received via email from NSC. Before requesting the authorization to adjudicate the case, a determination must be made that the case is complete, including a current fingerprint response from the FBI.

The case must be reviewed to ensure that the individual is not eligible for adjustment under another classification. All Copy 3s of the I-181 must be sent to the NSC within 10 days of adjudication, in order to properly maintain the official count of asylum adjustments.

In order to sustain control over the asylum adjustment count, beginning on January 1, 2002, all asylum adjustment cases pending in District offices will be centralized at the Nebraska Service Center. Cases that have had an interview but have a pending request for evidence or cases that are pending a denial, shall be maintained at the local office until completion. All other cases must be sent to the Nebraska Service Center. To facilitate the achievement of this objective, cases should be forwarded to Nebraska as expeditiously as possible.

The Nebraska Service Center will issue fingerprint notices and adjudicate the cases, unless a decision is made that the case requires an interview. If an interview is required, the case will be sent to the office having jurisdiction over the applicant. That office will complete the case and, if approved, will request an authorization number from the Service Center.

LAW

Amendment to Financial Responsibility Law

Tennessee's Financial Responsibility Law, (T.C.A., Title 55, Chapter 12) has been amended. The change will take effect January 1, 2002. The new law will require at the time the driver of a motor vehicle is charged with any moving violation under Title 55, Chapters 8 and 10, Parts 1-5, Chapter 50; any other local ordinance regulating traffic; or at the time of an accident for which notice is required under Section 55-10-106, the officer will request evidence of financial responsibility. In the case of an accident for which notice is required under Section 55-10-106, the officer will request such evidence from all drivers involved in the accident, without regard to apparent or actual fault.

Evidence of Financial Responsibility:

Evidence needed to comply with the law includes documentation such as an insurance card, binder or declaration page of a policy from an insurance company authorized to do business in Tennessee, stating that a policy of insurance meeting the requirements of the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977 has been issued; or a certificate from the Department of Safety noting that a cash deposit or bond has been posted in the amount required by the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, or that a person has qualified as a self-insurer under Section 55-12-111, or the motor vehicle being operated at the time of the violation was owned by a carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Safety or the Interstate Commerce Commission, or was owned by the United States, this state or any political subdivision thereof, and that such motor vehicle was being operated with the owner's consent.

Penalties for Violations:

A conviction for failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility will be a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Also, once the State is notified of a conviction, the State will suspend the violator's drivers license.

OTHER INFORMATION: Tennessee requires that vehicle drivers and front-seat passengers regardless of age wear seat belts. Children ages 4 through 17 are required to wear seat belts no matter where they are sitting in the vehicle. Children younger than 4 must sit in approved child restraint devices.

Davidson, Rutherford Sumner, Williamson, Wilson and Shelby counties require emissions testing prior to registration.

You may contribute $1 to the Tennessee Organ Awareness Program with your vehicle registration.

If you are under 18, need to convert an out of state CDL license, have lost your out of state license, or need more information about driver licenses, call the Driver Information Line at (615) 741-3954. You may also access more information about vehicle registration by calling the Title and Registration Division at (615) 741-3101. Additional information is also available at www.state.tn.us/safety/title.html.

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POLICE

Man Fatally Wounded At Shell Convenience Market Has Been Identified

The person fatally wounded at 10 p.m. last night in the parking lot of the Shell convenience market at 2705 Dickerson Pike is identified as Dewayne Lemont Williamson, 17, of Keller Avenue.

The investigation indicates that Williamson rode to the market in a car with two other individuals. They parked beside a car driven by Adrian Gott, 18, of Bethwood Drive. Williamson entered Gotts vehicle. After a short time, shots were fired inside Gotts car. Williamson got out, ran behind the market, jumped a fence and was found by officers at the bottom of an embankment. Williamson was transported to Skyline Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Officers found a nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol in Williamsons jacket.

Following the shooting, Gott fled the scene, as did the two men who arrived with Williamson. Detectives have identified the two men Williamson was with and have spoken with one of them. Efforts to locate Adrian Gott have thus far been unsuccessful.

Anyone knowing Gotts whereabouts is urged to contact detectives at 862-7546. At this time, Gott is being sought only for questioning as officers attempt to establish all the circumstances and motive behind Williamsons death.

Skeletal Remains Found At Creek Near Nashville Airport

Skeletal remains found near a creek in a wooded area at the dead end of Century Boulevard near the airport are believed to be those of an adult male who died one to three years ago.

A work crew checking water flow in the creek discovered a skull shortly before sunset Saturday and notified police. Metro detectives and personnel from the Medical Examiners office searched the immediate area around the skull Sunday and today and discovered numerous bones that were likely scattered over the months by animals. An examination of the skull indicates that the remains are those of an adult male. Found in the same area as the remains were jeans and size 11 Sketcher hiking boots. It is presumed the man was wearing those when he died.

To the extent possible, the Medical Examiners staff will connect the skeletal remains and closely examine them in an effort to determine a cause of death. Detectives will be reviewing missing person reports filed over the past few years in an effort to identify the remains.

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