Senate
File
481
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SENATE
FILE
481
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1172)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
April
12,
2017
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
enforcement
of
immigration
laws
and
1
providing
penalties
and
remedies,
including
the
denial
of
2
state
funds
to
certain
entities.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.1
Definitions.
1
1.
“Immigration
detainer
request”
means
a
federal
government
2
request
to
a
local
entity
to
maintain
temporary
custody
of
3
an
alien.
“Immigration
detainer
request”
includes
verbal
and
4
written
requests,
including
a
United
States
department
of
5
homeland
security
form
I-247
or
a
similar
or
successor
form.
6
2.
“Immigration
law”
means
a
law
of
this
state
or
a
federal
7
law
relating
to
aliens,
immigrants,
or
immigration,
including
8
but
not
limited
to
the
federal
Immigration
and
Nationality
Act,
9
8
U.S.C.
§1101
et
seq.
10
3.
“Lawful
detention”
means
the
detention
of
a
person
by
a
11
local
entity
for
the
investigation
of
a
public
offense.
“Lawful
12
detention”
excludes
a
detention
if
the
sole
reason
for
the
13
detention
is
that
a
person
is
a
victim
of
or
witness
to
a
public
14
offense
or
is
reporting
a
public
offense.
15
4.
“Local
entity”
means
the
governing
body
of
a
city
or
16
county.
“Local
entity”
includes
an
officer
or
employee
of
a
17
local
entity
or
a
division,
department,
or
other
body
that
is
18
part
of
a
local
entity,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
sheriff,
19
police
department,
city
attorney,
or
county
attorney.
20
5.
“Policy”
includes
a
formal,
written
rule,
policy,
21
procedure,
regulation,
order,
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
22
amendment
and
an
informal,
unwritten
policy.
23
6.
“Public
offense”
excludes
a
moving
traffic
violation
24
under
chapter
321.
25
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.2
Law
enforcement
agency
duties
——
26
immigration
detainer
requests.
27
A
law
enforcement
agency
in
this
state
that
has
custody
of
28
a
person
subject
to
an
immigration
detainer
request
issued
by
29
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
shall
fully
30
comply
with
any
instruction
made
in
the
detainer
request
and
in
31
any
other
legal
document
provided
by
a
federal
agency.
32
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.3
Completion
of
sentence
in
33
federal
custody.
34
1.
The
court,
in
a
criminal
proceeding
in
this
state
in
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which
the
sentence
requires
a
defendant
who
is
the
subject
1
of
an
immigration
detainer
request
to
be
confined
in
a
2
correctional
facility,
shall
issue
an
order
at
the
time
of
3
sentencing
requiring
the
correctional
facility
in
which
the
4
defendant
is
to
be
confined
and
all
appropriate
government
5
officers
to
require
the
defendant
to
be
transferred
to
serve
in
6
federal
custody
the
final
portion
of
the
defendant’s
sentence,
7
not
to
exceed
a
period
of
seven
days,
if
a
facility
or
officer
8
determines
that
the
change
in
the
place
of
confinement
will
9
facilitate
the
seamless
transfer
of
the
defendant
into
federal
10
custody.
The
court
in
a
criminal
proceeding
in
this
state
11
shall
retain
jurisdiction
to
issue
such
an
order
at
a
later
12
date
if
the
court
receives
notice
from
a
federal
agency
that
a
13
defendant
was
the
subject
of
an
immigration
detainer
request
at
14
the
time
of
sentencing.
The
court
shall
issue
such
an
order
as
15
soon
as
practicable
after
receiving
such
notice.
16
2.
In
the
absence
of
an
order
issued
under
this
section,
17
a
facility
or
officer
acting
under
exigent
circumstances
may
18
perform
such
a
transfer
after
making
a
determination
that
the
19
change
in
the
place
of
confinement
will
facilitate
the
seamless
20
transfer
of
the
defendant
into
federal
custody.
21
3.
A
defendant
shall
be
transferred
pursuant
to
this
section
22
only
if
appropriate
officers
of
the
federal
government
consent
23
to
the
transfer
of
a
defendant
into
federal
custody
under
the
24
circumstances
described
in
this
section.
25
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.4
Restriction
on
enforcement
of
26
immigration
law
prohibited.
27
1.
A
local
entity
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
a
policy
or
28
take
any
other
action
under
which
the
local
entity
prohibits
or
29
discourages
the
enforcement
of
immigration
laws.
30
2.
A
local
entity
shall
not
prohibit
or
discourage
a
person
31
who
is
a
law
enforcement
officer,
corrections
officer,
county
32
attorney,
city
attorney,
or
other
official
who
is
employed
by
33
or
otherwise
under
the
direction
or
control
of
the
local
entity
34
from
doing
any
of
the
following:
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a.
Inquiring
about
the
immigration
status
of
a
person
under
1
a
lawful
detention
or
under
arrest.
2
b.
Doing
any
of
the
following
with
respect
to
information
3
relating
to
the
immigration
status,
lawful
or
unlawful,
of
any
4
person
under
a
lawful
detention
or
under
arrest,
including
5
information
regarding
the
person’s
place
of
birth:
6
(1)
Sending
the
information
to
or
requesting
or
receiving
7
the
information
from
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
8
services,
United
States
immigration
and
customs
enforcement,
or
9
another
relevant
federal
agency.
10
(2)
Maintaining
the
information.
11
(3)
Exchanging
the
information
with
another
local
entity
or
12
a
federal
or
state
governmental
entity.
13
c.
Assisting
or
cooperating
with
a
federal
immigration
14
officer
as
reasonable
or
necessary,
including
providing
15
enforcement
assistance.
16
d.
Permitting
a
federal
immigration
officer
to
enter
and
17
conduct
enforcement
activities
at
a
jail
or
other
detention
18
facility
to
enforce
a
federal
immigration
law.
19
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.5
Written
policies.
20
No
later
than
January
1,
2018,
each
state
or
local
law
21
enforcement
agency
subject
to
this
chapter
shall
do
all
of
the
22
following:
23
1.
Formalize
in
writing
any
unwritten,
informal
policies
24
relating
to
the
enforcement
of
immigration
laws.
25
2.
Update
the
agency’s
policies
to
be
consistent
with
this
26
chapter,
to
require
each
officer
or
other
employee
of
the
law
27
enforcement
agency
to
fully
comply
with
this
chapter,
and
to
28
prohibit
an
officer
or
other
employee
of
the
law
enforcement
29
agency
from
preventing
law
enforcement
agency
personnel
from
30
fully
complying
with
this
chapter.
31
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.6
Discrimination
prohibited.
32
A
local
entity
or
a
person
employed
by
or
otherwise
under
33
the
direction
or
control
of
a
local
entity
shall
not
consider
34
race,
skin
color,
language
spoken,
or
national
origin
while
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enforcing
immigration
laws
except
to
the
extent
permitted
by
1
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
or
the
Constitution
of
2
the
State
of
Iowa.
3
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.7
Victim
of
or
witness
to
a
crime
4
——
limitation
on
collection
of
information.
5
A
local
entity
or
a
person
employed
by
or
otherwise
under
6
the
direction
or
control
of
a
local
entity
shall
not
ask
for
7
or
collect
any
information
from
a
victim
of
or
witness
to
an
8
alleged
public
offense
or
from
a
person
reporting
an
alleged
9
public
offense,
including
the
victim’s,
witness’s,
or
person’s
10
national
origin,
that
is
not
pertinent
to
the
investigation
of
11
the
alleged
public
offense.
12
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.8
Complaints
——
notification
——
13
civil
action.
14
1.
Any
person,
including
a
federal
agency,
may
file
a
15
complaint
with
the
attorney
general
or
a
county
attorney
16
alleging
that
a
local
entity
has
violated
or
is
violating
17
this
chapter
if
the
person
offers
evidence
to
support
such
an
18
allegation.
The
person
shall
include
with
the
complaint
any
19
evidence
the
person
has
in
support
of
the
complaint.
20
2.
A
local
entity
for
which
the
attorney
general
or
county
21
attorney
has
received
a
complaint
pursuant
to
this
section
22
shall
comply
with
any
document
requests,
including
a
request
23
for
supporting
documents,
from
the
attorney
general
or
county
24
attorney
relating
to
the
complaint.
25
3.
A
complaint
filed
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
not
26
be
valid
unless
the
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
27
determines
that
a
violation
of
this
chapter
by
a
local
entity
28
was
intentional.
29
4.
If
the
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
determines
30
that
a
complaint
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
against
a
local
31
entity
is
valid,
the
attorney
general
or
county
attorney,
not
32
later
than
ten
days
after
the
date
of
such
a
determination,
33
shall
provide
written
notification
to
the
local
entity
by
34
certified
mail,
with
return
receipt
requested,
stating
all
of
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the
following:
1
a.
A
complaint
pursuant
to
this
section
has
been
filed
and
2
the
grounds
for
the
complaint.
3
b.
The
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
has
determined
4
that
the
complaint
is
valid.
5
c.
The
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
is
authorized
to
6
file
a
civil
action
in
district
court
pursuant
to
subsection
7
6
to
enjoin
a
violation
of
this
chapter
no
later
than
forty
8
days
after
the
date
on
which
the
notification
is
received
9
if
the
local
entity
does
not
come
into
compliance
with
the
10
requirements
of
this
chapter.
11
d.
The
local
entity
and
any
entity
that
is
under
the
12
jurisdiction
of
the
local
entity
will
be
denied
state
funds
13
pursuant
to
section
825.9
for
the
state
fiscal
year
following
14
the
year
in
which
a
final
judicial
determination
in
a
civil
15
action
brought
under
this
section
is
made.
16
5.
No
later
than
thirty
days
after
the
date
on
which
a
17
local
entity
receives
written
notification
under
subsection
4,
18
the
local
entity
shall
provide
the
attorney
general
or
county
19
attorney
with
all
of
the
following:
20
a.
Copies
of
all
of
the
local
entity’s
written
policies
21
relating
to
immigration
enforcement
actions.
22
b.
A
copy
of
each
immigration
detainer
request
received
by
23
the
local
entity
from
a
federal
agency.
24
c.
A
copy
of
each
response
sent
by
the
local
entity
to
an
25
immigration
detainer
request
described
by
paragraph
“b”
.
26
d.
A
description
of
all
actions
the
local
entity
has
taken
27
or
will
take
to
correct
any
violations
of
this
chapter.
28
e.
If
applicable,
any
evidence
that
would
refute
the
29
allegations
made
in
the
complaint.
30
6.
No
later
than
forty
days
after
the
date
on
which
the
31
notification
pursuant
to
subsection
4
is
received,
the
attorney
32
general
or
county
attorney
shall
file
a
civil
action
in
33
district
court
to
enjoin
any
ongoing
violation
of
this
chapter
34
by
a
local
entity.
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Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.9
Denial
of
state
funds.
1
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
2
contrary,
a
local
entity,
including
any
entity
under
the
3
jurisdiction
of
the
local
entity,
shall
be
ineligible
to
4
receive
any
state
funds
if
the
local
entity
intentionally
5
violates
this
chapter.
6
2.
State
funds
shall
be
denied
to
a
local
entity
pursuant
7
to
subsection
1
by
all
state
agencies
for
each
state
fiscal
8
year
that
begins
after
the
date
on
which
a
final
judicial
9
determination
that
the
local
entity
has
intentionally
violated
10
this
chapter
is
made
in
a
civil
action
brought
pursuant
to
11
section
825.8,
subsection
6.
State
funds
shall
continue
12
to
be
denied
until
eligibility
to
receive
state
funds
is
13
reinstated
under
section
825.10.
However,
any
state
funds
for
14
the
provision
of
wearable
body
protective
gear
used
for
law
15
enforcement
purposes
shall
not
be
denied
under
this
section.
16
3.
The
department
of
management
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
17
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section
and
section
825.10
18
uniformly
across
state
agencies
from
which
state
funds
are
19
distributed
to
local
entities.
20
Sec.
10.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.10
Reinstatement
of
eligibility
21
to
receive
state
funds.
22
1.
Except
as
provided
by
subsection
5,
no
earlier
than
23
twelve
months
after
the
date
of
a
final
judicial
determination
24
that
a
local
entity
has
intentionally
violated
the
provisions
25
of
this
chapter,
the
local
entity
may
petition
the
district
26
court
that
heard
the
civil
action
brought
pursuant
to
section
27
825.8,
subsection
6,
to
seek
a
declaratory
judgment
that
the
28
local
entity
is
in
full
compliance
with
this
chapter.
29
2.
A
local
entity
that
petitions
the
court
as
described
by
30
subsection
1
shall
comply
with
any
document
requests,
including
31
a
request
for
supporting
documents,
from
the
attorney
general
32
or
county
attorney
relating
to
the
action.
33
3.
If
the
court
issues
a
declaratory
judgment
declaring
that
34
the
local
entity
is
in
full
compliance
with
this
chapter,
the
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local
entity’s
eligibility
to
receive
state
funds
is
reinstated
1
beginning
on
the
first
day
of
the
month
following
the
date
on
2
which
the
declaratory
judgment
is
issued.
3
4.
A
local
entity
shall
not
petition
the
court
as
described
4
in
subsection
1
more
than
twice
in
one
twelve-month
period.
5
5.
A
local
entity
may
petition
the
court
as
described
in
6
subsection
1
before
the
date
provided
in
subsection
1
if
the
7
person
who
was
the
director
or
other
chief
officer
of
the
8
local
entity
at
the
time
of
the
violation
of
this
chapter
is
9
subsequently
removed
from
or
otherwise
leaves
office.
10
6.
A
party
shall
not
be
entitled
to
recover
any
attorney
11
fees
in
a
civil
action
described
by
subsection
1.
12
Sec.
11.
NEW
SECTION
.
825.11
Attorney
general
database.
13
The
attorney
general
shall
develop
and
maintain
a
searchable
14
database
listing
each
local
entity
for
which
a
final
judicial
15
determination
described
in
section
825.9,
subsection
2,
has
16
been
made.
The
attorney
general
shall
post
the
database
on
the
17
attorney
general’s
internet
site.
18
Sec.
12.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
the
release
of
19
a
person
from
custody
in
this
state
on
or
after
the
effective
20
date
of
this
Act.
21
Sec.
13.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
22
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
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