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2011 SESSION
11100625DPatrons-- Albo, Anderson, Athey, Bell, Richard P., Cleaveland, Cosgrove, Cox, J.A., Crockett-Stark, Hugo, Iaquinto, Jones, Landes, Lingamfelter, Marshall, R.G., Merricks, Nutter, Poindexter, Robinson, Rust and Wilt
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 19.2-83.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-83.3 as follows:
§ 19.2-83.2. Jail officer to ascertain citizenship of inmate.
Whenever Unless such inquiries have already been made for
purposes of a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whenever any person is
taken into custody at any jail, the sheriff or other officer in charge of such
facility shall inquire as to whether the person (i) was born in a country other
than the United States, and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the
United States. The sheriff or other officer in charge of such facility shall then make an immigration alien
query to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement for any person who responds that he (i)
was born in a country other than the United States, and (ii) is a citizen of a
country other than the United States, or for whom the answer to (i) or (ii) is
unknown. The sheriff or other officer in charge shall communicate the results
of any immigration alien query to the Local Inmate Data System of the State
Compensation Board. The State Compensation Board shall communicate, on a
monthly basis, the results of any immigration alien query that results in a
confirmation that the person is illegally present in the United States to the
Central Criminal Records Exchange of the Department of State Police in a format
approved by the Exchange. The information received by the Central Criminal
Records Exchange concerning the person's immigration status shall be recorded
in the person's criminal history record.
§ 19.2-83.3. Arresting officer to ascertain citizenship of arrestee.
Whenever any person is placed under arrest by a law-enforcement officer, the officer shall inquire as to whether the person (i) was born in a country other than the United States, and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the United States. The officer shall make an immigration alien query to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement for any person who responds that he (i) was born in a country other than the United States, and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the United States, or for whom the answer to (i) or (ii) is unknown.
The officer shall communicate the results of any immigration alien query to the Central Criminal Records Exchange of the Department of State Police in a format approved by the Exchange. The information received by the Central Criminal Records Exchange concerning the person's immigration status shall be recorded in the person's criminal history record.