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2017 SESSION

17101859D
SENATE BILL NO. 1262
Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled January 10, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1, relating to sanctuary policies.
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Patron-- Black
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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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 jointly and severally liable for the tortious injury to persons or property caused by an illegal alien within such locality. The notice of claim in an action brought pursuant to this section shall be filed pursuant to § 15.2-209.

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.