Source: https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/bills/2020-alabama-legislative-regular-session/2020-alabama-senate-bills/sb-108/
Timestamp: 2020-02-27 13:46:39
Document Index: 668637390

Matched Legal Cases: ['§31', '§ 1373', '§ 1644', '§ 1373', '§ 1644', '§ 1373', '§ 1644']

SB108 – Alabama 2020 Session | Bama Politics
SB108 Alabama 2020 Session
Immigration, to criminalize act of state official or agent adopting policy that intentionally limits or restricts enforcement of immigration laws, Sec. 31-13-5 am'd.
Under existing law, this state is prohibited from adopting a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws
This bill would make it a crime for any public official or agency of the state or any of its municipalities or counties to intentionally adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws or that restricts its officers in the enforcement of state law, and would provide penalties
Relating to immigration; to amend Section 31-13-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that no public official or agency of the state or any of its municipalities or counties shall intentionally adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws or that restricts its officers in the enforcement of state law; to provide that a violation is a Class C felony; to provide other penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB108 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced - PDF
Section 31-13-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§31-13-5.
(a)(1) It is the policy of this state to discharge illegal immigration by complying with all federal immigration laws and assisting and fully cooperating with federal immigration authorities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
(2) No Neither this state nor any official or agency of this state or nor any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, may adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws by limiting communication between its officers and federal immigration officials in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or 8 U.S.C. § 1644, or that restricts its officers in the enforcement of this chapter. If, in the judgment of the Attorney General of Alabama, an official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court in this state, is in violation of this subsection, the Attorney General shall report any violation of this subsection to the Governor and the state Comptroller and that agency or political subdivision shall not be eligible to receive any funds, grants, or appropriations from the State of Alabama until such violation has ceased and the Attorney General has so certified. Any appeal of the determination of the Attorney General as considered in this section shall be first appealed to the circuit court of the respective jurisdiction in which the alleged offending agency resides.
(3) Any intentional violation of this subsection shall be a Class C felony.
(b) All state, municipal, and county officials, agencies, and personnel, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, shall fully comply with and, to the full extent permitted by law, support the enforcement of federal law prohibiting the entry into, presence, or residence in the United States of aliens in violation of federal immigration law.
(c) Except as provided by federal law, officials or agencies of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, may not be prohibited or in any way be 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 any of the following official purposes:
(3) Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373 and 8 U.S.C. § 1644.
(d) A person who is a United States citizen or an alien who is lawfully present in the United States and is a resident of this state may file a petition with the appropriate local district attorney or the Attorney General requesting that he or she bring an action in circuit court to challenge any official or head of an agency of this state or political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court in this state, that adopts or implements a policy or practice that is in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or 8 U.S.C. § 1644. If the district attorney or the Attorney General elects to not bring an action, he or she shall publicly state in writing the justification for such a decision. A district attorney or the Attorney General must either bring an action or publicly state why no action was brought within 90 days of receiving a petition. The petition must be signed under oath and under penalty of perjury, and must allege with specificity any alleged violations. The district attorney or the Attorney General shall give the official or head of an agency, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, 30 days' notice of his or her intent to file such an action. If there is a judicial finding that an official or head of an agency, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court in this state, has violated this section, the court shall order that the officer, official, or head of an agency pay a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day that the policy or practice has remained in effect after the filing of an action pursuant to this section.
(e) A court shall collect the civil penalty prescribed in subsection (d) and remit one half of the civil penalty to the Alabama Department of Homeland Security and the second half shall be remitted to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
(f) Every person working for the State of Alabama or a political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency in the State of Alabama or a political subdivision thereof, shall have a duty to report violations of this section of which the person has knowledge. Any person who willfully fails to report any violation of this section when the person knows that this section is being violated shall be guilty of obstructing governmental operations as defined in Section 13A-10-2.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term official or head of an agency of this state shall not include a law enforcement officer or personnel employed in a jail acting within the line and scope of his or her duty, except for a sheriff, a chief of police, or the head of any law enforcement agency.
(h) For the purposes of this section, any proceedings against an official shall be only in his or her official capacity. For the purposes of this section, the relevant statute of repose for assessing penalties shall be no more than 30 days prior to the initial allegation of the violations of this section.
(i) For the purposes of this section, the term
officer of the court" shall not be interpreted to interfere with the relationship between an attorney and his or her client."
February 13, 2020 S Pending third reading on day 5 Favorable from Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
February 4, 2020 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2020RS/PrintFiles/SB108-int.pdf