Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY · Article 5. OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS

16-11-203. Authority of law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws; documentation.

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The testimony of any officer, employee, or agent of the federal government having confirmed that a person is an illegal alien shall be admissible to prove that the federal government has verified such person to be present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law. Verification that a person is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration law may also be established by any document authorized by law to be recorded or filed and in fact recorded or filed in a public office where items of this nature are kept.

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Code 1981, § 16-11-203, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 7/HB 87.

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Text read from t16-ch7-11-(v14a)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V14A, 2018 edition, page 1033; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 5985d65f23ef.