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REFERENCE TITLE: immigration; local enforcement |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session 2008
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HB 2807 |
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Introduced by Representative Nelson
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AN ACT
AMENDING title 11, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 8; RELATING TO local immigration enforcement.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 11, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 8, to read:
ARTICLE 8. ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
11-1051. Cooperation and assistance in enforcement of immigration laws
A. All officials, agencies and personnel of counties, cities and towns shall fully comply with and, to the full extent permitted by law, support the enforcement of federal immigration laws of the United States.
B. Except as provided in federal law, officials, agencies or personnel of counties, cities and towns may not be prohibited or in any way restricted from sending, receiving or maintaining information relating to the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual or exchanging that information with any other federal, state or local governmental entity for the following official purposes:
1. Determination of eligibility for any federal, state or local public benefit, service or license that is restricted in whole or in part on the basis of immigration status.
2. Verification of any claim of legal domicile if legal domicile is required by law or contract.
3. Confirmation of the identity of any person who is detained.
C. County sheriffs and police departments of cities and towns may implement a program to train peace officers to investigate violations of federal immigration laws. The training shall be funded by any source of federal funding or by the state if federal funding is unavailable. At least ten per cent of the peace officers shall be trained by agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement.