HB319: HB319 Crimes and offenses; illegal aliens; penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; provide

25 LC 48 1438 House Bill 319 By: Representatives Clark of the 100th, Gaines of the 120th, Sainz of the 180th, Jasperse of the 11th, Petrea of the 166th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Co de of Georgia, relating to1 offenses involving illegal aliens, so as to provide for penalties for state and local officials and2 employees for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and3 for other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Geo rgia, relating to offenses7 involving illegal aliens, is amended by revising subsection (d) of Code Section 16-11-201,8 relating to definitions, offense of concealing, harboring, or s hielding an illegal alien,9 penalties, and exceptions, as follows:10 "(d) It shall be unlawful for any state or local official or em ployee to knowingly and11 willfully violate any state law related to deterring the concealing, harboring, or shielding12 of an illegal alien guilty of a criminal offense in violation of this Code section. In addition13 to the penalties provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, any state or local official14 or employee found to have violated this Code section shall be subject to prosecution by the15 Attorney General, and may be subject to removal and replacement by the Governor. This16 H. B. 319 - 1 - 25 LC 48 1438 Code section shall not apply to a government employee or any person acting at the express17 direction of a government employee who conceals, harbors, or sh elters an illegal alien18 when such illegal alien is or has been the victim of a criminal offense or is a witness in any19 civil or criminal proceeding or who holds an illegal alien in a jail, prison, or other detention20 facility."21 SECTION 2.22 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.23 H. B. 319 - 2 -