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SB609: Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.

Chief Patron

Sen. Ken Stolle (R-8)

Ken Stolle (R-8)
Suite 700 Virginia Beach, VA
Served: 1992–

Progress

Yes Introduced
Yes Passed Committee
Yes Passed House
Yes Passed Senate
Yes Signed by Governor
Yes Became Law

Status

03/05/2008: signed by governor

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Summary

Alien status of jail and correctional facility inmates.  Requires a jail officer to inquire of a person in his custody as to whether the person is a citizen of the United States and to communicate the results of the inquiry, including a result specifying that this information is unknown, to the Local Inmate Data System of the State Compensation Board. The State Compensation Board shall submit the data on any such person to the Central Criminal Records Exchange. The State Police shall forward this information to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with a request that the Law Enforcement Support Center respond as to the person’s immigration status. Any response received by the State Police from the Law Enforcement Support Center concerning an individual’s immigration status shall be transmitted to the State Compensation Board for inclusion in the Local Inmate Data System. The bill requires officer in charge of a correctional facility to verify that such information is in the Central Criminal Records Exchange and to request that the Law Enforcement Support Center respond as to the person’s immigration status.

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