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CO HB1356

Bill

Status

Failed

5/4/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Salazar

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public safety agencies from holding or detaining a person beyond their release eligibility based solely on federal immigration detainer requests or administrative warrants.

  • Prohibits courts from using immigration detainer requests or administrative warrants as the deciding factor when setting bail or bond in criminal cases.

  • Prevents individuals subject to immigration detainers or administrative warrants from being discouraged from posting bail or bond.

  • Allows sureties to be exonerated from bond liability when a defendant is removed by federal immigration authorities or fails to appear due to immigration custody.

  • Repeals existing statutes regarding bonds recovered for persons without documentation.

Legislative Description

State Authority Immigration Enforcement

Last Action

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

5/4/2015

Committee Referrals

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs4/28/2015
Committee of the Whole4/21/2015
Judiciary4/13/2015

Full Bill Text

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