Transcription of 85(R) HB 889 - Introduced version
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By:AAGeren A BILL TO BE ENTITLED. 1 AN ACT. 2 relating to the enforcement by certain governmental entities of 3 state and federal laws governing immigration and to the duties of 4 law enforcement agencies concerning certain arrested persons. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 6 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 7 amended by adding Articles , , and to read as 8 follows: 9 OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW. (a) A. 10 peace officer may not stop a motor vehicle or conduct a search of a 11 business or residence solely to enforce a federal law relating to 12 immigrants or immigration, including the federal Immigration and 13 Nationality Act (8 Section 1101 et seq.), unless the officer 14 is acting: 15 (1)AAat the request of, and providing assistance to, an 16 appropriate federal law enforcement officer; or 17 (2)AAunder the terms of an agreement between the law 18 enforcement agency employing the officer and the federal government 19 under which the agency receives delegated authority to enforce 20 federal law relating to immig
(a) If a person is arrested and is unable to provide proof of the person’s lawful presence in the United States, not later than 48 hours after the person is arrested and before the person is released
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