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14-1-103. Sanctuary policies prohibited — Definition. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
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14-1-103. Sanctuary policies prohibited — Definition. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a)(1) A municipality shall not enact or adopt a sanctuary policy.
(2) A municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary policy is ineligible for discretionary moneys provided through funds or grants administered by the state until the sanctuary policy is repealed or no longer in effect.
(b) As used in this section, “sanctuary policy” means an order, ordinance, or law enforcement policy, whether formally enacted or informally adopted by custom or practice, that:
(1) Limits or prohibits a municipal official or person employed by the municipality from communicating or cooperating with federal agencies or officials to verify or report the immigration status of a person within the municipality;
(2) Grants to illegal immigrants the right to lawful presence or status within the municipality in violation of federal law;
(3) Violates 8 U.S.C. § 1373, as in effect January 1, 2019;
(4) Restricts or imposes any conditions upon the municipality's cooperation or compliance with detainers or other requests from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain custody of an immigrant or to transfer an immigrant to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(5) Requires United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain a warrant or demonstrate more than probable cause before complying with detainers or other legal and valid requests from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain custody of an immigrant or to transfer an immigrant to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
(6) Prevents law enforcement officers from asking a person about his or her citizenship or immigration status.
(c)(1) Upon
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-1-103
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14-1-103. Sanctuary policies prohibited — Definition. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a)(1) A municipality shall not enact or adopt a sanctuary policy.
(2) A municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary policy is ineligible for discretionary moneys provided through funds or grants administered by the state until the sanctuary policy is repealed or no longer in effect.
(b) As used in this section, “sanctuary policy” means an order, ordinance, or law enforcement policy, whether formally enacted or informally adopted by custom or practice, that:
(1) Limits or prohibits a municipal official or person employed by the municipality from communicating or cooperating with federal agencies or officials to verify or report the immigration status of a person within the municipality;
(2) Grants to illegal immigrants the right to lawful presence or status within the municipality in violation of federal law;
(3) Violates 8 U.S.C. § 1373, as in effect January 1, 2019;
(4) Restricts or imposes any conditions upon the municipality's cooperation or compliance with detainers or other requests from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain custody of an immigrant or to transfer an immigrant to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(5) Requires United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain a warrant or demonstrate more than probable cause before complying with detainers or other legal and valid requests from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain custody of an immigrant or to transfer an immigrant to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
(6) Prevents law enforcement officers from asking a person about his or her citizenship or immigration status.
(c)(1) Upon receiving a complaint from a resident of the state of a violation of this section by a municipality, the Attorney General shall issue an opinion stating whether the municipality is in violation of this section.
(2) If the Attorney General issues an opinion stating that the municipality has enacted or adopted a sanctuary policy that violates this section, the municipality is ineligible to receive discretionary moneys provided through funds or grants administered by the state until the Attorney General certifies that the sanctuary policy is repealed or no longer in effect.
(d)(1) Before the provision of funds or the award of grants is made to a municipality, a member of the General Assembly may request that the Attorney General issue an opinion stating whether the municipality has current policies in violation of this section.
(2) A municipality deemed ineligible for discretionary moneys under this section is ineligible to receive discretionary moneys provided through funds or grants administered by the state until the Attorney General certifies that the municipality is in full compliance with this section.
(e) A municipality may appeal a decision of the Attorney General under this section to the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
(f) Records created in connection with administrative investigations related to this section are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, a Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.
**(b) Additional authority of government entities** Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no person or agency may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a Federal, State, or local government entity from doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
(1) Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(2) Maintaining such information.
(3) Exchanging such information with any other Federal, State, or local government entity.
**(c) Obligation to respond to inquiries** The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall respond to an inquiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any purpose authorized by law, by providing the requested verification or status information.
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TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
§ 1373
Subsec. (d)(1)(A). Pub. L. 107–56, § 416(c)(2), inserted
‘‘, or other approved educational institution,’’ after
‘‘higher education’’.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 107–56, § 416(c)(3), inserted
‘‘, other
approved
educational
institution,’’
after
‘‘higher education’’.
Subsec. (e)(1), (2). Pub. L. 107–56, § 416(c)(3), which di-
rected insertion of ‘‘, other approved educational insti-
tution,’’ after ‘‘higher education’’ in pars. (1) and (2),
could not be executed because the words ‘‘higher edu-
cation’’ did not appear. See 2000 Amendment notes
below.
Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 107–56, § 416(c)(4), added par. (3).
2000—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 106–396, § 406(2), inserted
‘‘institutions of higher education or exchange visitor
programs’’ after ‘‘by’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 106–396, § 404(1), in introductory
provisions, substituted ‘‘the Attorney General’’ for ‘‘an
approved institution of higher education and a des-
ignated exchange visitor program’’ and ‘‘a time prior to
the alien being classified under subparagraph (F), (J),
or (M) of section 1101(a)(15) of this title.’’ for ‘‘the
time—
‘‘(A) when the alien first registers with the institu-
tion or program after entering the United States; or
‘‘(B) in a case where a registration under subpara-
graph (A) does not exist, when the alien first com-
mences activities in the United States with the insti-
tution or program.’’
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 106–396, § 404(2), amended head-
ing and text of par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment,
text read as follows: ‘‘An approved institution of higher
education and a designated exchange visitor program
shall remit the fees collected under paragraph (1) to the
Attorney General pursuant to a schedu
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 8 U.S.C. § 1373
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25-19-101. Title.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Freedom of Information Act of 1967”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-19-101
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