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SENATE BILL NO. 705 Offered January 21, 2016 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1, relating to sanctuary policies. ---------- Patron-- Black ---------- Referred to Committee on Local Government ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-1409.1. Liability of sanctuary cities for certain injuries and damages.

A sanctuary city shall be responsible for the full amount of any personal injury or property damage caused by an illegal alien within such locality.

For purposes of this section, "sanctuary city" means any locality that adopts any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.