Bill Text: VA HB2270 | 2019 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Incarcerated aliens, certain; release from jail, notice to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2019-04-03 - (66 affirmative votes required to override veto) [HB2270 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2270-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 10 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-220.3 as follows:
§53.1-220.3. Release of certain incarcerated persons from
jail; notice to Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ ; failure to comply ] .
[ A. ] The sheriff, jail superintendent, or
other official in charge of a local correctional facility or regional jail in
which an alien is incarcerated shall notify U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement of the release or discharge of the alien [ at least seven
days prior to the date he is to be released or discharged from custody forthwith
as soon as the release date is known ] .
[ B. Any local correctional facility or regional jail
that fails to comply with the provisions of this section may be prohibited from
receiving state funding for operating costs for the three fiscal years
following such noncompliance. ]