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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: John W. Hickman

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House Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill deals with provisions related to the immigration status of individuals within the
             10      state.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires a county sheriff to make a reasonable effort to determine the citizenship
             14      status of a person confined to a county jail for a period of time and to verify the
             15      immigration status of a confined foreign national, and makes it a rebuttable
             16      presumption, for the purpose of determining the grant or issuance of a bond, that a
             17      person verified by the sheriff's efforts as a foreign national not lawfully admitted into
             18      the United States is at risk of flight;
             19          .    provides that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission may not grant a
             20      restaurant liquor license or private club license to a person who is not lawfully
             21      present in the United States;
             22          .    provides for the creation and issuance of identification documents and requires that
             23      those identification documents issued by public entities go only to United States
             24      citizens, nationals, or legal permanent resident aliens with certain exceptions;
             25          .    provides for exceptions to the issuance of identification documents by public entities
             26      based on valid documentation of certain approved or pending immigration status and
             27      places time period restrictions on the length of validity of the documents;
             28          .    requires public employers to register with and use a Status Verification System to
             29      verify the federal authorization status of a new employee;


             30          .    beginning July 1, 2009, provides that a public employer may not enter into a contract
             31      for the physical performance of services within the state with a contractor unless the
             32      contractor registers and participates in the Status Verification System to verify the
             33      work eligibility status of the contractor's new employees;
             34          .    provides that it is unlawful to discharge a lawful employee while retaining an
             35      unauthorized alien in the same job category;
             36          .    requires an agency or political subdivision of the state to verify the lawful presence
             37      in the United States of an individual who has applied for a state or local public
             38      benefit, as defined by federal law, or a federal public benefit that is administered by
             39      the agency or the political subdivision and provides for exceptions;
             40          .    requires an applicant for a state or local public benefit to certify the applicant's lawful
             41      presence in the United States, and provides penalties for making a false, fictitious, or
             42      fraudulent statement or representation in the certification;
             43          .    provides, subject to the availability of funding, for the establishment of a Fraudulent
             44      Documents Identification Unit by the attorney general for the primary purpose of
             45      investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who participate in the sale
             46      or distribution of fraudulent identification documents created and prepared for
             47      individuals who are unlawfully residing within the state;
             48          .    requires the attorney general to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the
             49      United States Department of Justice or the United States Department of Homeland
             50      Security for the enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws within the
             51      state by state and local law enforcement personnel;
             52          .    prohibits a unit of local government from enacting an ordinance or policy that limits
             53      or prohibits a law enforcement officer or government employee from communicating
             54      or cooperating with federal officials regarding the immigration status of a person
             55      within the state; and
             56          .    makes it a class A misdemeanor for a person to:
             57              .    transport into this state or for a distance of 100 miles within the state an alien for


             58      commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing that the alien is in the United States in
             59      violation of federal law, in furtherance of the illegal presence in the United States; or
             60              .    conceal, harbor, or shelter from detection an alien, in a place within this state for
             61      commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless disregard
             62      of the fact that the alien is in the United States in violation of federal law.
             63      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             64          None
             65      Other Special Clauses:
             66          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2009.
             67          This bill coordinates with H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63 State Affairs in General,
             68      by providing technical renumbering.
             69      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             70      AMENDS:
             71          32A-4-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 314
             72          32A-5-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 314
             73      ENACTS:
             74          17-22-9.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             75          63-99a-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             76          63-99a-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             77          63-99a-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             78          63-99a-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          67-5-22.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          67-5-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          76-10-2701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             83      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             84          Section 1. Section 17-22-9.5 is enacted to read:
             85          17-22-9.5. Citizenship determination of incarcerated persons.


             86          (1) The sheriff shall make a reasonable effort to determine the citizenship status of a
             87      person charged with a felony or driving under the influence under Section 41-6a-502 when the
             88      person is confined to the county jail for a period of time.
             89          (2) If the confined person is a foreign national, the sheriff shall make a reasonable effort
             90      to verify that the person:
             91          (a) has been lawfully admitted into the United States; and
             92          (b) the person's lawful status has not expired.
             93          (3) (a) If the sheriff cannot verify the confined person's lawful status from documents in
             94      the person's possession, the sheriff shall attempt to verify that status within 48 hours of the
             95      person's confinement at the jail through contacting:
             96          (i) the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Department of Homeland
             97      Security; or
             98          (ii) an office or agency designated for citizenship status verification by the United States
             99      Department of Homeland Security.
             100          (b) The sheriff shall notify the United States Department of Homeland Security of a
             101      person whose lawful citizenship status cannot be verified under Subsection (2) or (3)(a).
             102          (4) It is a rebuttable presumption for the purpose of determining the grant or issuance
             103      of a bond that a person who is verified under this section as a foreign national not lawfully
             104      admitted into the United States is at risk of flight.
             105          Section 2. Section 32A-4-103 is amended to read:
             106           32A-4-103. Qualifications.
             107          (1) (a) The commission may not grant a restaurant liquor license to any person who has
             108      been convicted of:
             109          (i) a felony under [any] a federal or state law;
             110          (ii) [any] a violation of [any] a federal or state law or local ordinance concerning the
             111      sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of alcoholic
             112      beverages;
             113          (iii) [any] a crime involving moral turpitude; or


             114          (iv) on two or more occasions within the five years before the day on which the license
             115      is granted, driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the combined influence of
             116      alcohol and [any] a drug.
             117          (b) In the case of a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company the
             118      proscription under Subsection (1)(a) applies if any of the following has been convicted of [any]
             119      an offense described in Subsection (1)(a):
             120          (i) a partner;
             121          (ii) a managing agent;
             122          (iii) a manager;
             123          (iv) an officer;
             124          (v) a director;
             125          (vi) a stockholder who holds at least 20% of the total issued and outstanding stock of
             126      the applicant corporation; or
             127          (vii) a member who owns at least 20% of the applicant limited liability company.
             128          (c) The proscription under Subsection (1)(a) applies if [any] a person employed to act
             129      in a supervisory or managerial capacity for a restaurant has been convicted of [any] an offense
             130      described in Subsection (1)(a).
             131          (2) The commission may immediately suspend or revoke a restaurant liquor license if
             132      after the day on which the restaurant liquor license is granted, a person described in Subsection
             133      (1)(a), (b), or (c):
             134          (a) is found to have been convicted of [any] an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)
             135      prior to the license being granted; or
             136          (b) on or after the day on which the license is granted:
             137          (i) is convicted of an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii); or
             138          (ii) (A) is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             139      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug; and
             140          (B) was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             141      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug within five years before the day on which the


             142      person is convicted of the offense described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A).
             143          (3) The director may take emergency action by immediately suspending the operation of
             144      a restaurant liquor license according to the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter
             145      46b, Administrative Procedures Act, for the period during which the criminal matter is being
             146      adjudicated if a person described in Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c):
             147          (a) is arrested on a charge for an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii);
             148      or
             149          (b) (i) is arrested on a charge for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol,
             150      [any] a drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug; and
             151          (ii) was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             152      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug within five years before the day on which the
             153      person is arrested on a charge described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
             154          (4) (a) (i) The commission may not grant a restaurant liquor license to [any] a person
             155      who has had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last
             156      three years.
             157          (ii) The commission may not grant a restaurant liquor license to an applicant that is a
             158      partnership, corporation, or limited liability company if [any] a partner, managing agent,
             159      manager, officer, director, stockholder who holds at least 20% of the total issued and
             160      outstanding stock of the applicant corporation, or member who owns at least 20% of the
             161      applicant limited liability company is or was:
             162          (A) a partner or managing agent of [any] a partnership that had any type of license,
             163      agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years;
             164          (B) a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who holds or held at least 20%
             165      of the total issued and outstanding stock of [any] a corporation that had any type of license,
             166      agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years; or
             167          (C) a manager or member who owns or owned at least 20% of [any] a limited liability
             168      company that had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within
             169      the last three years.


             170          (b) An applicant that is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company may not
             171      be granted a restaurant liquor license if any of the following had any type of license, agency, or
             172      permit issued under this title revoked while acting in that person's individual capacity within the
             173      last three years:
             174          (i) a partner or managing agent of the applicant partnership;
             175          (ii) [any] a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who holds at least 20% of
             176      the total issued and outstanding stock of the applicant corporation; or
             177          (iii) a manager or member who owns at least 20% of the applicant limited liability
             178      company.
             179          (c) A person acting in an individual capacity may not be granted a restaurant liquor
             180      license if that person was:
             181          (i) a partner or managing agent of a partnership that had any type of license, agency, or
             182      permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years;
             183          (ii) a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who held at least 20% of the
             184      total issued and outstanding stock of a corporation that had any type of license, agency, or
             185      permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years; or
             186          (iii) a manager or member of a limited liability company who owned at least 20% of the
             187      limited liability company that had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title
             188      revoked within the last three years.
             189          (5) (a) A minor may not be granted a restaurant liquor license.
             190          (b) The commission may not grant a restaurant liquor license to an applicant that is a
             191      partnership, corporation, or limited liability company if any of the following is a minor:
             192          (i) a partner or managing agent of the applicant partnership;
             193          (ii) a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who holds at least 20% of the
             194      total issued and outstanding stock of the applicant corporation; or
             195          (iii) a manager or member who owns at least 20% of the applicant limited liability
             196      company.
             197          (6) If [any] a person to whom a license has been issued under this part no longer


             198      possesses the qualifications required by this title for obtaining that license, the commission may
             199      suspend or revoke that license.
             200          (7) The commission may not grant a restaurant liquor license to an applicant who is not
             201      lawfully present in the United States.
             202          Section 3. Section 32A-5-103 is amended to read:
             203           32A-5-103. Qualifications.
             204          (1) (a) The commission may not grant a private club license to [any] a person who has
             205      been convicted of:
             206          (i) a felony under [any] a federal or state law;
             207          (ii) [any] a violation of [any] a federal or state law or local ordinance concerning the
             208      sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of alcoholic
             209      beverages;
             210          (iii) [any] a crime involving moral turpitude; or
             211          (iv) on two or more occasions within the five years before the day on which the license
             212      is granted, driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the combined influence of
             213      alcohol and [any] a drug.
             214          (b) In the case of a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, the
             215      proscription under Subsection (1)(a) applies if any of the following has been convicted of [any]
             216      an offense described in Subsection (1)(a):
             217          (i) a partner;
             218          (ii) a managing agent;
             219          (iii) a manager;
             220          (iv) an officer;
             221          (v) a director;
             222          (vi) a stockholder who holds at least 20% of the total issued and outstanding stock of
             223      the applicant corporation; or
             224          (vii) a member who owns at least 20% of the applicant limited liability company.
             225          (c) The proscription under Subsection (1)(a) applies if [any] a person employed to act


             226      in a supervisory or managerial capacity for a private club has been convicted of [any] an offense
             227      described in Subsection (1)(a).
             228          (2) The commission may immediately suspend or revoke a private club license if after
             229      the day on which the private club license is granted, a person described in Subsection (1)(a), (b),
             230      or (c):
             231          (a) is found to have been convicted of [any] an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)
             232      prior to the license being granted; or
             233          (b) on or after the day on which the license is granted:
             234          (i) is convicted of an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii); or
             235          (ii) (A) is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             236      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug; and
             237          (B) was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             238      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug within five years before the day on which the
             239      person is convicted of the offense described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A).
             240          (3) The director may take emergency action by immediately suspending the operation of
             241      a private club license according to the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             242      Administrative Procedures Act, for the period during which the criminal matter is being
             243      adjudicated if a person described in Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c):
             244          (a) is arrested on a charge for [any] an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or
             245      (iii); or
             246          (b) (i) is arrested on a charge for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol,
             247      [any] a drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug; and
             248          (ii) was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, [any] a drug, or the
             249      combined influence of alcohol and [any] a drug within five years before the day on which the
             250      person is arrested on a charge described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
             251          (4) (a) (i) The commission may not grant a private club license to [any] a person who
             252      has had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last
             253      three years.


             254          (ii) The commission may not grant a private club license to [any] an applicant that is a
             255      partnership, corporation, or limited liability company if [any] a partner, managing agent,
             256      manager, officer, director, stockholder who holds at least 20% of the total issued and
             257      outstanding stock of an applicant corporation, or member who owns at least 20% of an
             258      applicant limited liability company is or was:
             259          (A) a partner or managing agent of [any] a partnership that had any type of license,
             260      agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years;
             261          (B) a managing agent, officer, director, or a stockholder who holds or held at least 20%
             262      of the total issued and outstanding stock of [any] a corporation that had any type of license,
             263      agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years; or
             264          (C) a manager or member who owns or owned at least 20% of [any] a limited liability
             265      company that had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title revoked within
             266      the last three years.
             267          (b) An applicant that is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company may not
             268      be granted a private club license if any of the following had any type of license, agency, or
             269      permit issued under this title revoked while acting in that person's individual capacity within the
             270      last three years:
             271          (i) [any] a partner or managing agent of the applicant partnership;
             272          (ii) [any] a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who holds at least 20% of
             273      the total issued and outstanding stock of the applicant corporation; or
             274          (iii) [any] a manager or member who owned at least 20% of the applicant limited
             275      liability company.
             276          (c) A person acting in an individual capacity may not be granted a private club license if
             277      that person was:
             278          (i) a partner or managing agent of a partnership that had any type of license, agency, or
             279      permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years;
             280          (ii) a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who held at least 20% of the
             281      total issued and outstanding stock of a corporation that had any type of license, agency, or


             282      permit issued under this title revoked within the last three years; or
             283          (iii) a manager or member of a limited liability company who owned at least 20% of the
             284      limited liability company that had any type of license, agency, or permit issued under this title
             285      revoked within the last three years.
             286          (5) (a) A minor may not be granted a private club license.
             287          (b) The commission may not grant a private club license to an applicant that is a
             288      partnership, corporation, or limited liability company if any of the following is a minor:
             289          (i) a partner or managing agent of the applicant partnership;
             290          (ii) a managing agent, officer, director, or stockholder who holds at least 20% of the
             291      total issued and outstanding stock of the applicant corporation; or
             292          (iii) a manager or member who owns at least 20% of the applicant limited liability
             293      company.
             294          (6) If [any] a person or entity to whom a license has been issued under this chapter no
             295      longer possesses the qualifications required by this title for obtaining that license, the
             296      commission may suspend or revoke that license.
             297          (7) The commission may not grant a private club license to an applicant who is not
             298      lawfully present in the United States.
             299          Section 4. Section 63-99a-101 is enacted to read:
             300     
CHAPTER 99a. IDENTITY DOCUMENTS AND VERIFICATION

             301          63-99a-101. Title.
             302          This chapter is known as "Identity Documents and Verification."
             303          Section 5. Section 63-99a-102 is enacted to read:
             304          63-99a-102. Creation of identity documents -- Issuance to citizens, nationals, and
             305      legal permanent resident aliens -- Exceptions.
             306          (1) The following entities may create, publish, or otherwise manufacture an
             307      identification document, identification card, or identification certificate and possess an engraved
             308      plate or other device for the printing of an identification document:
             309          (a) a federal, state, or local government agency for employee identification, which is


             310      designed to identify the bearer as an employee;
             311          (b) a federal, state, or local government agency for purposes authorized or required by
             312      law or a legitimate purpose consistent with the duties of the agency, including such documents
             313      as voter identification cards, driver licenses, identification cards, passports, birth certificates,
             314      and Social Security cards; and
             315          (c) a public school or state or private educational institution to identify the bearer as an
             316      administrator, faculty member, student, or employee.
             317          (2) The name of the issuing entity shall be clearly printed upon the face of the
             318      identification document.
             319          (3) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (4) and (5) or by federal law, an entity
             320      providing an identity document, card, or certificate under Subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall issue the
             321      document, card, or certificate only to:
             322          (a) a United States citizen;
             323          (b) a national; or
             324          (c) a legal permanent resident alien.
             325          (4) (a) Subsection (3) does not apply to an applicant for an identification document who
             326      presents, in person, valid documentary evidence of the applicant's:
             327          (i) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United
             328      States;
             329          (ii) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
             330          (iii) admission into the United States as a refugee;
             331          (iv) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
             332      States;
             333          (v) approved deferred action status; or
             334          (vi) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
             335      conditional resident.
             336          (b) (i) An entity listed in Subsection (1)(b) or (c) may issue a Subsection (1)(b) or (c)
             337      identification document to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of Subsection (4)(a).


             338          (ii) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the document is valid only:
             339          (A) during the period of time of the individual's authorized stay in the United States; or
             340          (B) for one year from the date of issuance if there is no definite end to the individual's
             341      period of authorized stay.
             342          (iii) An entity issuing an identification document under this Subsection (4) shall clearly
             343      indicate on the document:
             344          (A) that it is temporary; and
             345          (B) its expiration date.
             346          (c) An individual may renew a document issued under this Subsection (4) only upon
             347      presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the individual originally
             348      qualified for the identification document has been extended by the United States Citizenship and
             349      Immigration Services or other authorized agency of the United States Department of Homeland
             350      Security.
             351          (5) (a) Subsection (3) does not apply to an identification document issued under
             352      Subsection (1)(c) that is only:
             353          (i) valid for use on the educational institution's campus or facility; and
             354          (ii) includes a statement of the restricted use conspicuously printed upon the face of the
             355      identification document.
             356          (b) Subsection (3) does not apply to a driving privilege card issued or renewed under
             357      Section 53-3-207 .
             358          (6) This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or
             359      national origin.
             360          Section 6. Section 63-99a-103 is enacted to read:
             361          63-99a-103. Status verification system -- Registration and use -- Performance of
             362      services -- Unlawful practice.
             363          (1) As used in this section:
             364          (a) "Contractor" means a subcontractor, contract employee, staffing agency, trade
             365      union, or any contractor regardless of its tier.


             366          (b) "Public employer" means a department, agency, instrumentality, or political
             367      subdivision of the state.
             368          (c) (i) "Status Verification System" means an electronic system operated by the federal
             369      government, through which an authorized official of a state agency or a political subdivision of
             370      the state may inquire by exercise of authority delegated pursuant to 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1373, to
             371      verify the citizenship or immigration status of an individual within the jurisdiction of the agency
             372      or political subdivision for a purpose authorized under this section.
             373          (ii) "Status Verification System" includes:
             374          (A) the electronic verification of the work authorization program of the Illegal
             375      Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1324a, known
             376      as the Basic Pilot Program;
             377          (B) an equivalent federal program designated by the United States Department of
             378      Homeland Security or other federal agency authorized to verify the work eligibility status of a
             379      newly hired employee pursuant to the Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986;
             380          (C) the Social Security Number Verification Service or similar online verification
             381      process implemented by the United States Social Security Administration; or
             382          (D) an independent third-party system with an equal or higher degree of reliability as
             383      the programs, systems, or processes described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A), (B), or (C).
             384          (d) "Unauthorized alien" means an alien as defined in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1324a(h)(3).
             385          (2) (a) Each public employer shall register with and use a Status Verification System to
             386      verify the federal employment authorization status of a new employee.
             387          (b) This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or
             388      national origin.
             389          (3) (a) Beginning July 1, 2009:
             390          (i) a public employer may not enter into a contract for the physical performance of
             391      services within the state with a contractor unless the contractor registers and participates in the
             392      Status Verification System to verify the work eligibility status of the contractor's new
             393      employees that are employed in the state.


             394          (ii) a contractor shall register and participate in the Status Verification System in order
             395      to enter into a contract with a public employer.
             396          (b) (i) For purposes of compliance with Subsection (3)(a), a contractor is individually
             397      responsible for verifying the employment status of only new employees who work under the
             398      contractor's supervision or direction and not those who work for another contractor or
             399      subcontractor, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii).
             400          (ii) Each contractor or subcontractor who works under or for another contractor shall
             401      certify to the main contractor by affidavit that the contractor or subcontractor has verified
             402      through the Status Verification System the employment status of each new employee of the
             403      respective contractor or subcontractor.
             404          (c) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to a contract:
             405          (i) entered into by the entities referred to in Subsection (3)(a) prior to July 1, 2009,
             406      even though the contract may involve the physical performance of services within the state on
             407      or after July 1, 2009; or
             408          (ii) that involves underwriting, remarketing, broker-dealer activities, securities
             409      placement, investment advisory, financial advisory, or other financial or investment banking
             410      services.
             411          (4) (a) It is unlawful for an employing entity in the state to discharge an employee
             412      working in Utah who is a United States citizen or permanent resident alien and replace the
             413      employee with, or have the employee's duties assumed by, an employee who:
             414          (i) the employing entity knows, or reasonably should have known, is an unauthorized
             415      alien hired on or after July 1, 2009; and
             416          (ii) is working in the state in a job category:
             417          (A) that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility; and
             418          (B) which is performed under similar working conditions, as defined in 29 U.S.C., Sec.
             419      206 (d)(1), as the job category held by the discharged employee.
             420          (b) An employing entity, which on the date of a discharge in question referred to in
             421      Subsection (4)(a) is enrolled in and using the Status Verification System to verify the


             422      employment eligibility of its employees in Utah who are hired on or after July 1, 2009, is exempt
             423      from liability, investigation, or lawsuit arising from an action under this section.
             424          (c) A cause of action for a violation of this Subsection (4) arises exclusively from the
             425      provisions of this Subsection (4).
             426          Section 7. Section 63-99a-104 is enacted to read:
             427          63-99a-104. Receipt of state, local, or federal public benefits -- Verification --
             428      Exceptions -- Fraudulently obtaining benefits -- Criminal penalties -- Annual report.
             429          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3) or where exempted by federal law, an agency
             430      or political subdivision of the state shall verify the lawful presence in the United States of an
             431      individual at least 18 years of age who has applied for:
             432          (a) a state or local public benefit as defined in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1621; or
             433          (b) a federal public benefit as defined in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1611, that is administered by an
             434      agency or political subdivision of this state.
             435          (2) This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or
             436      national origin.
             437          (3) Verification of lawful presence under this section is not required for:
             438          (a) any purpose for which lawful presence in the United States is not restricted by law,
             439      ordinance, or regulation;
             440          (b) assistance for health care items and services that are necessary for the treatment of
             441      an emergency medical condition, as defined in 42 U.S.C., Sec. 1396b(v)(3), of the individual
             442      involved and are not related to an organ transplant procedure;
             443          (c) short-term, noncash, in-kind emergency disaster relief;
             444          (d) public health assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable diseases and
             445      for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not the symptoms
             446      are caused by the communicable disease;
             447          (e) programs, services, or assistance such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and
             448      intervention, and short-term shelter, specified by the United States Attorney General, in the sole
             449      and unreviewable discretion of the United States Attorney General after consultation with


             450      appropriate federal agencies and departments, which:
             451          (i) deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or private
             452      nonprofit agencies;
             453          (ii) do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or
             454      the cost of assistance provided on the income or resources of the individual recipient; and
             455          (iii) are necessary for the protection of life or safety;
             456          (f) the exemption for paying the nonresident portion of total tuition as set forth in
             457      Section 53B-8-106 ; and
             458          (g) an applicant for a license under Section 61-1-4 , if the applicant is registered with the
             459      Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and files an application with the state Division of
             460      Securities through the Central Registration Depository.
             461          (4) An agency or political subdivision required to verify the lawful presence in the
             462      United States of an applicant under this section shall require the applicant to certify under
             463      penalty of perjury that:
             464          (a) the applicant is a United States citizen; or
             465          (b) the applicant is:
             466          (i) a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1641; and
             467          (ii) lawfully present in the United States.
             468          (5) An agency or political subdivision shall verify a certification required under
             469      Subsection (4) through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, hereafter
             470      referred to in this section as the "program," operated by the United States Department of
             471      Homeland Security or an equivalent program designated by the Department of Homeland
             472      Security.
             473          (6) (a) An individual who knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent
             474      statement or representation in a certification under Subsection (4) is subject to the criminal
             475      penalties applicable in this state for:
             476          (i) making a written false statement under Subsection 76-8-504 (2); and
             477          (ii) fraudulently obtaining public assistance program benefits under Sections 76-8-1205


             478      and 76-8-1206 or unemployment compensation under Section 76-8-1301 .
             479          (b) If the certification constitutes a false claim of U.S. citizenship under 18 U.S.C., Sec.
             480      911, the agency or political subdivision shall file a complaint with the United States Attorney
             481      General for the applicable district based upon the venue in which the application was made.
             482          (7) An agency or political subdivision may adopt variations to the requirements of this
             483      section which:
             484          (a) clearly improve the efficiency of or reduce delay in the verification process; or
             485          (b) provide for adjudication of unique individual circumstances where the verification
             486      procedures in this section would impose an unusual hardship on a legal resident of Utah.
             487          (8) It is unlawful for an agency or a political subdivision of this state to provide a state,
             488      local, or federal benefit, as defined in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1611 and Sec. 1621, in violation of the
             489      provisions of this section.
             490          (9) Each state agency or department that administers a program of state or local public
             491      benefits shall:
             492          (a) provide an annual report to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the
             493      speaker of the House regarding its compliance with this section; and
             494          (b) (i) monitor the program for application verification errors and significant delays;
             495          (ii) provide an annual report on the errors and delays to ensure that the application of
             496      the program is not erroneously denying a state or local benefit to a legal resident of the state;
             497      and
             498          (iii) report delays and errors in the program to the United States Department of
             499      Homeland Security.    
             500          Section 8. Section 67-5-22.5 is enacted to read:
             501          67-5-22.5. Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit.
             502          Subject to the availability of funding, the attorney general shall establish a Fraudulent
             503      Documents Identification Unit:
             504          (1) for the primary purpose of investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals
             505      or entities that participate in the sale or distribution of fraudulent documents used for


             506      identification purposes; and
             507          (2) to specialize in fraudulent identification documents created and prepared for
             508      individuals who are unlawfully residing within the state.
             509          Section 9. Section 67-5-26 is enacted to read:
             510          67-5-26. Memorandum of Understanding regarding enforcement of federal
             511      immigration laws -- Communications regarding immigration status -- Private cause of
             512      action.
             513          (1) The attorney general shall negotiate the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding
             514      between the state and the United States Department of Justice or the United States Department
             515      of Homeland Security as provided in 8 U.S.C., Sec. 1357(g) for the enforcement of federal
             516      immigration and customs laws within the state by state and local law enforcement personnel, to
             517      include investigations, apprehensions, detentions, and removals of persons who are illegally
             518      present in the United States.
             519          (2) The attorney general, the governor, or an individual otherwise required by the
             520      appropriate federal agency referred to in Subsection (1) shall sign the Memorandum of
             521      Understanding on behalf of the state.
             522          (3) (a) A unit of local government, whether acting through its governing body or by an
             523      initiative or referendum, may not enact an ordinance or policy that limits or prohibits a law
             524      enforcement officer, local official, or local government employee from communicating or
             525      cooperating with federal officials regarding the immigration status of a person within the state.
             526          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a government entity or official within
             527      the state may not prohibit or in any way restrict a government entity or official from sending to,
             528      or receiving from, the United States Department of Homeland Security information regarding
             529      the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an individual.
             530          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or agency may not prohibit or
             531      in any way restrict a public employee from doing the following regarding the immigration status,
             532      lawful or unlawful, of an individual:
             533          (i) sending information to or requesting or receiving information from the United States


             534      Department of Homeland Security;
             535          (ii) maintaining the information referred to in Subsection (3)(c)(i); and
             536          (iii) exchanging the information referred to in Subsection (3)(c)(i) with any other
             537      federal, state, or local government entity.
             538          (d) This Subsection (3) allows for a private right of action by a natural or legal person
             539      lawfully domiciled in this state to file for a writ of mandamus to compel a noncompliant local or
             540      state governmental agency to comply with the reporting laws of this Subsection (3).
             541          Section 10. Section 76-10-2701 is enacted to read:
             542     
Part 27. Transporting or Harboring of Illegal Aliens

             543          76-10-2701. Transporting or harboring aliens -- Definition -- Penalty.
             544          (1) For purposes of this part, "alien" means an individual who is illegally present in the
             545      United States.
             546          (2) It is unlawful for a person to:
             547          (a) transport, move, or attempt to transport into this state or for a distance of greater
             548      than 100 miles within the state an alien for commercial advantage or private financial gain,
             549      knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien is in the United States in violation of
             550      federal law, in furtherance of the illegal presence of the alien in the United States; or
             551          (b) knowingly, with the intent to violate federal immigration law, conceal, harbor, or
             552      shelter from detection an alien in a place within this state, including a building or means of
             553      transportation for commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless
             554      disregard of the fact that the alien is in the United States in violation of federal law.
             555          (3) A person who violates Subsection (2)(a) or (b) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             556          (4) Nothing in this part prohibits or restricts the provision of:
             557          (a) a state or local public benefit described in 8 U.S.C., Section 1621(b); or
             558          (b) charitable or humanitarian assistance, including medical care, housing, counseling,
             559      food, victim assistance, religious services and sacraments, and transportation to and from a
             560      location where the assistance is provided, by a charitable, educational, or religious organization
             561      or its employees, agents, or volunteers, using private funds.


             562          (5) (a) It is not a violation of this part for a religious denomination or organization or an
             563      agent, officer, or member of a religious denomination or organization to encourage, invite, call,
             564      allow, or enable an alien to perform the vocation of a minister or missionary for the
             565      denomination or organization in the United States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an
             566      employee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical assistance, and other
             567      basic living expenses.
             568          (b) Subsection (5)(a) applies only to an alien who has been a member of the religious
             569      denomination or organization for at least one year.
             570          Section 11. Effective date.
             571          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2009.
             572          Section 12. Coordinating S.B. 81 with H.B. 63 -- Technical renumbering.
             573          If this S.B. 81 and H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63 State Affairs in General, both
             574      pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
             575      Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication renumber Title 63, Chapter 99a to
             576      Title 63G, Chapter 11 and Sections 63-99a-101 through 63-99a-104 to Sections 63G-11-101
             577      through 63G-11-104 .


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