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AL HB413
Bill
Status
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Roderick Scott
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 31-13-18 of the Alabama Code to require courts to expedite criminal proceedings against individuals determined to be unlawfully present in the United States.
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Requires verification of immigration status within 48 hours through the Law Enforcement Support Center of the Department of Homeland Security when a person is charged with a crime requiring bail or confined in state, county, or municipal jail.
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Mandates that persons determined to be unlawfully present are considered flight risks and must be detained until prosecution concludes or transfer to federal immigration authorities occurs.
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Requires final adjudication of criminal cases to be rendered prior to transferring the defendant to federal immigration authorities for deportation purposes.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Illegal Immigration, deportation of alien unlawfully present in the U.S. prohibited until final adjudication of any criminal proceeding, Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 31-13-18 am'd
Illegal Immigration
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2/23/2012