VA SB460 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-30 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Immigration query at arrest or during detention. Provides that when a law-enforcement officer lawfully detains a person following a lawful stop, detention, or arrest of such person for a suspected criminal offense or traffic infraction or upon reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and, during the detention, based upon certain prescribed inquiries of the detainee and ICE, the officer forms a reasonable suspicion that the person is unlawfully present in the United States, the officer shall make a reasonable effort during the detention, when practicable, to determine whether the person is lawfully present, unless the determination would hinder or obstruct an investigation. The bill also sets out procedures to be followed by a judicial officer who would make a bail determination for such an arrestee.

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Title

Immigration query at arrest; law-enforcement officer to determine status after legal stop, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N 1-A) (Y: 7 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-30 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
2012-01-11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102331D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19281.7(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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