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REFERENCE TITLE: law enforcement agencies; immigration enforcement |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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HB 2657 |
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Introduced by Representative Blattman
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AN ACT
AMENDING TITLE 38, CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 38-1121; RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT agencies.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1121, to read:
38-1121. Law enforcement agencies; federal agents; immigration; applicability; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law, A law enforcement agency in this state may not enter into, modify or renew an agreement with federal immigration authorities To do either of the following:
1. exercise federal civil immigration authority under 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1357(g).
2. detain or house individuals who are in the custody of a federal immigration authority for violations of federal immigration law.
B. This section does not prohibit a law enforcement AGENCY in this state from enforcing any valid court-issued warrants or orders or from complying with other federal requirements.
C. For the purposes of this section, "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal police department, a county sheriff's office, a publicly funded law enforcement department and the department of public safety.