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Título 35. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Capítulo 6A. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

35-6A-10. Grant program for local cooperation relative to immigration; obligations of council.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    Subject to available funding, the council shall establish a grant or incentive program for the provision of funds to local law enforcement agencies as incentive to such agencies to use the federal Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Communities initiative or any successor or similar program and shall establish an incentive program and a grant program to offset the costs for local law enforcement agencies to enter into and implement memorandums of agreement with federal agencies under Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. In awarding such grants or incentives, the council shall be authorized to consider and give priority to local areas with the highest crime rates for crimes committed by illegal aliens.#

  2. (b)

    The council shall:#

    1. (1)

      Subject to available funding, provide incentive programs and grants to local law enforcement agencies for utilizing federal resources and for entering into agreements with federal agencies for the enforcement of immigration law;#

    2. (2)

      Provide technical assistance to local governments and agencies for obtaining and qualifying for incentive programs and grant funds to utilize available federal resources and to enter into and implement such agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section;#

    3. (3)

      Communicate information regarding the availability of federal resources and agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section and the availability of related incentive programs and grant funds and post such information on the agency’s official internet website;#

    4. (4)

      Provide technical assistance and information regarding the process for contacting federal agencies, utilizing federal resources, and entering into agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section and post such information on the agency’s official internet website; and#

    5. (5)

      Support state-wide campaigns and information programs in an effort to encourage every local law enforcement agency in this state to utilize federal resources and enter into agreements for the enforcement of state and federal immigration law.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 35-6A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 11/HB 87; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 35(25)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “internet website;” for “Internet website;” in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4).

Editor's notes

Former Code Section 35-6A-10, relating to the repeal of this chapter, was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 1306, § 11; and Ga. L. 1981 Ex. Sess., p. 8 and was repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 518, § 2, effective March 15, 1983. Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 1/HB 87, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011.’” Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 21/HB 87, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability, and provides, in part, that: “(b) The terms of this Act regarding immigration shall be construed to have the meanings consistent with such terms under federal immigration law. “(c) The provisions of this Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws governing immigration and civil rights.” Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 22/HB 87, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the enactment of this Code section shall apply to offenses and violations occurring on or after July 1, 2011.

Law reviews

For article on the 2011 enactment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 35 (2011).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Texto leído de t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V27, edición 2025, páginas 236 a 237; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo 6c7b6bcea397.