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SB183: Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mark Herring (D-33)
Mark Herring
(D-33)
Served: 2006–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
01/28/2008: In Courts of Justice Committee
Summary
Criminal procedure, admission to bail; persons not lawfully present in the United States; presumption. Adds a presumption, subject to rebuttal, against admitting to bail any alien, who commits (i) a violent felony, (ii) DUI manslaughter whether in a motor vehicle or watercraft, (iii) DUI, (iv) refusal of a test after DUI arrest or after forfeiture of license, or (v) driving after forfeiture of license and committing certain crimes, while an alien present in the United States without authority, and requires judicial officers prior to a bail hearing, to determine whether the person is an alien who is present in the United States without authority, as verified by the Law Enforcement Support Center of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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