| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the immigration status of inmates; |
| 3 | amending ss. 944.17 and 951.23, F.S.; requiring the |
| 4 | Department of Corrections and the administrator of each |
| 5 | county or municipal detention facility to train personnel |
| 6 | processing inmates in identification of false or |
| 7 | fraudulent immigration status documentation and other |
| 8 | indicators of illegal presence in the United States; |
| 9 | requiring examination of each incoming inmate's |
| 10 | immigration status; requiring notification of federal |
| 11 | officials whenever it is suspected that an inmate is not |
| 12 | in the country legally; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 944.17, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 18 | 944.17 Commitments and classification; transfers.-- |
| 19 | (9) The department shall train appropriate personnel |
| 20 | involved in processing inmates committed to its custody in |
| 21 | identification of false or fraudulent immigration status |
| 22 | documentation and other indicators of illegal presence in the |
| 23 | United States. The department shall examine the immigration |
| 24 | status of each person committed to its custody and shall notify |
| 25 | appropriate federal officials whenever it suspects that such a |
| 26 | person is not legally present in the United States. |
| 27 | Section 2. Subsection (11) is added to section 951.23, |
| 28 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 29 | 951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; |
| 30 | definitions; administration; standards and requirements.-- |
| 31 | (11) The administrator of each county or municipal |
| 32 | detention facility shall train appropriate personnel involved in |
| 33 | processing inmates committed to the custody of that facility in |
| 34 | identification of false or fraudulent immigration status |
| 35 | documentation and other indicators of illegal presence in the |
| 36 | United States. The administrator of each county or municipal |
| 37 | detention facility shall examine the immigration status of each |
| 38 | person committed to the custody of that facility and shall |
| 39 | notify appropriate federal officials whenever it suspects that |
| 40 | such a person is not legally present in the United States. |
| 41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |