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OH HB252
Bill
Status
6/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
John Adams
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AI Summary
HB 252 Summary
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Requires prosecuting attorneys to request the Immigration and Naturalization Service verify the immigration status of individuals convicted of or pleading guilty to felonies, and to contact INS if they have reasonable cause to believe an offender is an illegal alien.
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Mandates prosecuting attorneys notify the offender's employer, Department of Job and Family Services, Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and Secretary of State if INS determines the offender is an illegal alien.
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Prohibits the Registrar of Motor Vehicles from issuing driver's licenses to individuals identified as illegal aliens and requires cancellation of any previously issued licenses.
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Makes illegal aliens ineligible for state public benefits including unemployment compensation, supplemental nutrition assistance, children's health insurance, and other Department of Job and Family Services programs.
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Defines "illegal alien" as an alien deportable under federal law due to illegal entry, violation of entry status terms, or overstaying authorized residence time, and extends this classification to workers' compensation coverage and other state benefit programs.
Legislative Description
To require a prosecuting attorney to ask the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States to verify or ascertain the immigration status of an offender who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony, to require a prosecuting attorney if the INS informs the prosecutor that the offender is an illegal alien to notify the alleged felon's employer, the Department of Job and Family Services, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and the Secretary of State, to make illegal aliens ineligible for certain state public benefits, and to prohibit the Registrar of Motor Vehicles from issuing a driver's license to an alleged felon with respect to whom a prosecuting attorney has given the Registrar the above notice and require the Registrar to cancel any driver's licenses issued to such an alleged felon.
Felons-ascertain immigration status of/illegal aliens unprivileged
Last Action
To Transportation, Public Safety & Homeland Security
6/7/2011