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HB103: Correctional facility; verification of citizenship and alien status of person committed.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-218 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-218. Duty of officer in charge to inquire as to citizenship; notice to federal immigration officer of commitment of alien.
Whenever any person is arrested and
confined in, or otherwise committed to,
a correctional facility, it shall be the duty of the director,
sheriff or other officer in charge of such facility to shall inquire as to whether the person is a citizen of the United
States, and if he is not, such director, sheriff or other officer shall inquire
of
the Law Enforcement Support Center of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security as
to the person's alien status.
If it appears that the person is an alien, the director, sheriff or other officer in charge of the facility shall immediately notify the Central Criminal Records Exchange. However, notification need not be made if it is apparent that a report on alien status has previously been made to the Exchange pursuant to § 19.2-294.2.
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