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914 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E TRUST ACT.
1015 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1116 Assembly convened:
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13-Section 1. Section 54-192h of the general statutes is repealed and the
14-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
15-(a) For the purposes of this section:
16-(1) "Administrative warrant" means a warrant, notice to appear,
17-removal order or warrant of deportation issued by an agent of a
18-federal agency charged with the enforcement of immigration laws or
19-the security of the borders, including ICE and the United States
20-Customs and Border Protection, but does not include a warrant issued
21-or signed by a judicial officer.
22-[(1)] (2) "Civil immigration detainer" means a [detainer request
23-issued pursuant to 8 CFR 287.7;] request from a federal immigration
24-authority to a local or state law enforcement agency for a purpose
25-including, but not limited to:
26-(A) Detaining an individual suspected of violating a federal
27-immigration law or who has been issued a final order of removal;
28-(B) Facilitating the (i) arrest of an individual by a federal Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
18+Section 1. Section 54-192h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
20+(a) For the purposes of this section: 3
21+(1) "Administrative warrant" means a warrant, notice to appear, 4
22+removal order or warrant of deportation issued by an agent of a 5
23+federal agency charged with the enforcement of immigration laws or 6
24+the security of the borders, including ICE and the United States 7
25+Customs and Border Protection, but does not include a warrant issued 8
26+or signed by a judicial officer. 9
27+[(1)] (2) "Civil immigration detainer" means a [detainer request 10
28+issued pursuant to 8 CFR 287.7;] request from a federal immigration 11
29+authority to a local or state law enforcement agency for a purpose 12
30+including, but not limited to: 13
31+(A) Detaining an individual suspected of violating a federal 14
32+immigration law or who has been issued a final order of removal; 15
33+(B) Facilitating the (i) arrest of an individual by a federal 16
34+immigration authority, or (ii) transfer of an individual to the custody 17 Substitute Bill No. 992
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32-immigration authority, or (ii) transfer of an individual to the custody
33-of a federal immigration authority;
34-(C) Providing notification of the release date and time of an
35-individual in custody; and
36-(D) Notifying a law enforcement officer, through DHS Form I-247A,
37-or any other form used by the United States Department of Homeland
38-Security or any successor agency thereto, of the federal immigration
39-authority's intent to take custody of an individual;
40-[(2) "Convicted of a felony" means that a person has been convicted
41-of a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, pursuant to a final judgment
42-of guilt entered by a court in this state or in a court of competent
43-jurisdiction within the United States upon a plea of guilty, a plea of
44-nolo contendere or a finding of guilty by a jury or the court
45-notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding
46-arising from such judgment;]
47-(3) "Confidential information" means any information obtained and
48-maintained by a law enforcement agency relating to (A) an
49-individual's (i) sexual orientation, or (ii) status as a victim of domestic
50-violence or sexual assault, (B) whether such individual is a (i) crime
51-witness, or (ii) recipient of public assistance, or (C) an individual's
52-income tax or other financial records, including, but not limited to,
53-Social Security numbers;
54-[(3)] (4) "Federal immigration authority" means any officer,
55-employee or other person otherwise paid by or acting as an agent of
56-[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE or any
57-division thereof or any officer, employee or other person otherwise
58-paid by or acting as an agent of the United States Department of
59-Homeland Security or any successor agency thereto who is charged
60-with enforcement of the civil provisions of the Immigration and Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
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41+of a federal immigration authority; 18
42+(C) Providing notification of the release date and time of an 19
43+individual in custody; and 20
44+(D) Notifying a law enforcement officer, through DHS Form I-247A, 21
45+or any other form used by the United States Department of Homeland 22
46+Security or any successor agency thereto, of the federal immigration 23
47+authority's intent to take custody of an individual; 24
48+[(2) "Convicted of a felony" means that a person has been convicted 25
49+of a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, pursuant to a final judgment 26
50+of guilt entered by a court in this state or in a court of competent 27
51+jurisdiction within the United States upon a plea of guilty, a plea of 28
52+nolo contendere or a finding of guilty by a jury or the court 29
53+notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding 30
54+arising from such judgment;] 31
55+(3) "Confidential information" means any information obtained and 32
56+maintained by a law enforcement agency relating to (A) an 33
57+individual's (i) sexual orientation, (ii) status as a victim of domestic 34
58+violence or sexual assault, or (iii) immigration status, (B) whether such 35
59+individual is a (i) crime witness, or (ii) recipient of public assistance, or 36
60+(C) an individual's income tax or other financial records, including, but 37
61+not limited to, Social Security numbers; 38
62+[(3)] (4) "Federal immigration authority" means any officer, 39
63+employee or other person otherwise paid by or acting as an agent of 40
64+[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE or any 41
65+division thereof or any officer, employee or other person otherwise 42
66+paid by or acting as an agent of the United States Department of 43
67+Homeland Security or any successor agency thereto who is charged 44
68+with enforcement of the civil provisions of the Immigration and 45
69+Nationality Act; [and] 46
70+(5) "ICE" means United States Immigration and Customs 47
71+Enforcement or any successor agency thereto; 48 Substitute Bill No. 992
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64-Nationality Act; [and]
65-(5) "ICE" means United States Immigration and Customs
66-Enforcement or any successor agency thereto;
67-(6) "ICE access" means any of the following actions taken by a law
68-enforcement officer with respect to an individual who is stopped by a
69-law enforcement officer with or without the individual's consent,
70-arrested, detained or otherwise under the control of a law enforcement
71-official or agency:
72-(A) Responding to a civil immigration detainer or request for
73-notification pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision
74-concerning such individual;
75-(B) Providing notification to a federal immigration authority that
76-such individual is being or will be released at a certain date and time
77-through data sharing or otherwise;
78-(C) Providing a federal immigration authority nonpublicly available
79-information concerning such individual regarding release date or time,
80-home address or work address, whether obtained through a computer
81-database or otherwise;
82-(D) Allowing a federal immigration authority to interview such
83-individual under the control of the law enforcement agency;
84-(E) Allowing a federal immigration authority to use a facility or
85-resources in the control of a law enforcement agency to conduct
86-interviews, administrative proceedings or other immigration
87-enforcement activities concerning such individual; or
88-(F) Providing a federal immigration authority information
89-regarding dates and times of probation or parole supervision or any
90-other information related to such individual's compliance with the Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
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94-terms of probation or parole;
95-"ICE access" does not include submission by a law enforcement officer
96-of fingerprints to the Automated Fingerprints Identification system of
97-an arrested individual or the accessing of information from the
98-National Crime Information Center by a law enforcement officer
99-concerning an arrested individual;
100-(7) "Judicial officer" means any judge of the state or federal judicial
101-branches and any federal magistrate judge. "Judicial officer" does not
102-mean an immigration judge;
103-(8) "Law enforcement agency" means any agency for which a law
104-enforcement officer is an employee of or otherwise paid by or acting as
105-an agent of;
106-[(4)] (9) "Law enforcement officer" means:
107-(A) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or
108-acting as an agent of the Department of Correction;
109-(B) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or
110-acting as an agent of a municipal police department;
111-(C) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or
112-acting as an agent of the Division of State Police within the
113-Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; and
114-(D) Each judicial marshal, [and] state marshal, [.] bail commissioner
115-and adult probation officer; and
116-(10) "School police or security department" means any police or
117-security department of (A) the constituent units of the state system of
118-higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, (B) a public school, or (C)
119-a local or regional school district. Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
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79+enforcement officer with respect to an individual who is stopped by a 50
80+law enforcement officer with or without the individual's consent, 51
81+arrested, detained or otherwise under the control of a law enforcement 52
82+official or agency: 53
83+(A) Responding to a civil immigration detainer or request for 54
84+notification pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision 55
85+concerning such individual; 56
86+(B) Providing notification to a federal immigration authority that 57
87+such individual is being or will be released at a certain date and time 58
88+through data sharing or otherwise; 59
89+(C) Providing a federal immigration authority nonpublicly available 60
90+information concerning such individual regarding release date or time, 61
91+home address or work address, whether obtained through a computer 62
92+database or otherwise; 63
93+(D) Allowing a federal immigration authority to interview such 64
94+individual under the control of the law enforcement agency; 65
95+(E) Allowing a federal immigration authority to use a facility or 66
96+resources in the control of a law enforcement agency to conduct 67
97+interviews, administrative proceedings or other immigration 68
98+enforcement activities concerning such individual; or 69
99+(F) Providing a federal immigration authority information 70
100+regarding dates and times of probation or parole supervision or any 71
101+other information related to such individual's compliance with the 72
102+terms of probation or parole; 73
103+(7) "Judicial officer" means any judge of the state or federal judicial 74
104+branches other than an immigration judge; 75
105+(8) "Law enforcement agency" means any agency for which a law 76
106+enforcement officer is an employee of or otherwise paid by or acting as 77 Substitute Bill No. 992
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123-(b) (1) No law enforcement officer [who receives a civil immigration
124-detainer with respect to an individual who is in the custody of the law
125-enforcement officer shall detain such] or employee of a school police or
126-security department shall:
127-(A) Arrest or detain an individual pursuant to [such] a civil
128-immigration detainer unless the [law enforcement official determines
129-that the individual:] detainer is accompanied by a warrant issued or
130-signed by a judicial officer;
131-[(1) Has been convicted of a felony;
132-(2) Is subject to pending criminal charges in this state where bond
133-has not been posted;
134-(3) Has an outstanding arrest warrant in this state;
135-(4) Is identified as a known gang member in the database of the
136-National Crime Information Center or any similar database or is
137-designated as a Security Risk Group member or a Security Risk Group
138-Safety Threat member by the Department of Correction;
139-(5) Is identified as a possible match in the federal Terrorist Screening
140-Database or similar database;
141-(6) Is subject to a final order of deportation or removal issued by a
142-federal immigration authority; or
143-(7) Presents an unacceptable risk to public safety, as determined by
144-the law enforcement officer.]
145-(B) Expend or use time, money, facilities, property, equipment,
146-personnel or other resources to communicate with a federal
147-immigration authority regarding the custody status or release of an
148-individual targeted by a civil immigration detainer, except as provided
149-in subsection (e) of this section; Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
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114+[(4)] (9) "Law enforcement officer" means: 79
115+(A) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or 80
116+acting as an agent of the Department of Correction; 81
117+(B) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or 82
118+acting as an agent of a municipal police department; 83
119+(C) Each officer, employee or other person otherwise paid by or 84
120+acting as an agent of the Division of State Police within the 85
121+Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; and 86
122+(D) Each judicial marshal, [and] state marshal, [.] bail commissioner 87
123+and adult probation officer; and 88
124+(10) "School police or security department" means any police or 89
125+security department of (A) the constituent units of the state system of 90
126+higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, (B) a public school, or (C) 91
127+a local or regional school district. 92
128+(b) No law enforcement officer [who receives a civil immigration 93
129+detainer with respect to an individual who is in the custody of the law 94
130+enforcement officer shall detain such] or employee of a school police or 95
131+security department shall: 96
132+(1) Detain an individual pursuant to [such] a civil immigration 97
133+detainer unless the [law enforcement official determines that the 98
134+individual:] detainer is accompanied by a warrant issued or signed by 99
135+a judicial officer; 100
136+[(1) Has been convicted of a felony; 101
137+(2) Is subject to pending criminal charges in this state where bond 102
138+has not been posted; 103
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153-(C) Arrest or detain an individual based on an administrative
154-warrant;
155-(D) Give a federal immigration authority access to interview an
156-individual who is in the custody of a law enforcement agency; or
157-(E) Perform any function of a federal immigration authority,
158-whether pursuant to 8 USC 1357(g) or any other law, regulation,
159-agreement, contract or policy, whether formal or informal.
160-(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit submission
161-by a law enforcement officer of fingerprints to the Automated
162-Fingerprints Identification system of an arrested individual or the
163-accessing of information from the National Crime Information Center
164-by a law enforcement officer concerning an arrested individual.
165-[(c) Upon determination by the law enforcement officer that such
166-individual is to be detained or released, the law enforcement officer
167-shall immediately notify United States Immigration and Customs
168-Enforcement. If the individual is to be detained, the law enforcement
169-officer shall inform United States Immigration and Customs
170-Enforcement that the individual will be held for a maximum of forty-
171-eight hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. If
172-United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement fails to take
173-custody of the individual within such forty-eight-hour period, the law
174-enforcement officer shall release the individual. In no event shall an
175-individual be detained for longer than such forty-eight-hour period
176-solely on the basis of a civil immigration detainer.]
177-(c) Prior to responding to a request for notification of an individual's
178-release date and time from custody of a law enforcement agency, the
179-law enforcement officer shall forward the request to the head of the
180-law enforcement agency for review.
181-(d) Any confidential information of an individual who comes into Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
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185-contact with a law enforcement officer may be disclosed to a federal
186-immigration authority only if such disclosure is:
187-(1) Authorized in writing by the individual to whom the
188-information pertains, or by the parent or guardian of such individual if
189-the individual is a minor or not legally competent to consent to such
190-disclosure;
191-(2) Necessary in furtherance of a criminal investigation of terrorism;
192-or
193-(3) Otherwise required by law.
194-(e) (1) Upon receiving a civil immigration detainer, a law
195-enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the detainer to the affected
196-individual who is the subject of the detainer and inform the individual
197-whether the law enforcement agency intends to comply with the
198-detainer. If a law enforcement agency provides ICE with notification
199-that an individual is being, or will be released on a certain date, the
200-law enforcement agency shall promptly provide to the individual and
201-to the individual's attorney or one other individual who the individual
202-may designate, a copy of such notification as well as the reason, in
203-writing, that such law enforcement agency is complying with the
204-detainer.
205-(2) All records relating to ICE access maintained by law enforcement
206-agencies shall be deemed public records under the Freedom of
207-Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Records relating to ICE
208-access include, but are not limited to, data maintained by the law
209-enforcement agency regarding the number and demographic data of
210-individuals to whom the agency has provided ICE access, the date ICE
211-access was provided to an individual, the type of ICE access provided
212-to an individual, the amount of resources expended on providing ICE
213-access and any communication between the law enforcement agency Substitute Senate Bill No. 992
146+(4) Is identified as a known gang member in the database of the 105
147+National Crime Information Center or any similar database or is 106
148+designated as a Security Risk Group member or a Security Risk Group 107
149+Safety Threat member by the Department of Correction; 108
150+(5) Is identified as a possible match in the federal Terrorist Screening 109
151+Database or similar database; 110
152+(6) Is subject to a final order of deportation or removal issued by a 111
153+federal immigration authority; or 112
154+(7) Presents an unacceptable risk to public safety, as determined by 113
155+the law enforcement officer.] 114
156+(2) Expend or use time, money, facilities, property, equipment, 115
157+personnel or other resources to communicate with a federal 116
158+immigration authority regarding the custody status or release of an 117
159+individual targeted by a civil immigration detainer, except as provided 118
160+in subsection (e) of this section; 119
161+(3) Arrest or detain an individual based on a civil immigration 120
162+detainer or an administrative warrant; 121
163+(4) Give a federal immigration authority access to interview an 122
164+individual who is in the custody of a law enforcement agency; 123
165+(5) Perform any function of a federal immigration authority, 124
166+whether pursuant to 8 USC 1357(g) or any other law, regulation, 125
167+agreement, contract or policy, whether formal or informal; or 126
168+(6) Expend or use time, money, facilities, property, equipment, 127
169+personnel or other resources to investigate, enforce or assist in the 128
170+investigation or enforcement of any federal program requiring 129
171+registration of an individual on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual 130
172+orientation, religion, country from which the individual has 131
173+immigrated or national or ethnic origin. 132 Substitute Bill No. 992
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217-and any federal immigration authority.
218-(3) Beginning January 1, 2020, the legislative body of any
219-municipality with a law enforcement agency that has provided ICE
220-access to an individual during the prior month shall provide to the
221-Office of Policy and Management, on an ongoing monthly basis, data
222-regarding the number and demographic data of individuals to whom
223-the law enforcement agency has provided ICE access, the date ICE
224-access was provided to an individual and whether the ICE access was
225-provided as part of compliance with a civil immigration detainer or
226-through other means. Data may be provided in the form of statistics or,
227-if statistics are not maintained, as individual records, provided
228-personally identifiable information is redacted.
229-(f) The Office of Policy and Management shall ensure that the
230-requirements of this section are disseminated to, and appropriate
231-training is provided for, all affected law enforcement agencies and
232-school police or security departments and employees and agents of
233-such law enforcement agencies and school police or security
234-departments. Such training may entail how law enforcement officers
235-and other officials performing similar duties will adhere to the
236-provisions of this section and how they will interact with crime
237-victims, criminal suspects and individuals cooperating with law
238-enforcement officers.
239-(g) No provision of this section shall be construed to provide,
240-expand or ratify the legal authority of any law enforcement agency to
241-detain an individual based on a civil immigration detainer request.
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180+[(c) Upon determination by the law enforcement officer that such 133
181+individual is to be detained or released, the law enforcement officer 134
182+shall immediately notify United States Immigration and Customs 135
183+Enforcement. If the individual is to be detained, the law enforcement 136
184+officer shall inform United States Immigration and Customs 137
185+Enforcement that the individual will be held for a maximum of forty-138
186+eight hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. If 139
187+United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement fails to take 140
188+custody of the individual within such forty-eight-hour period, the law 141
189+enforcement officer shall release the individual. In no event shall an 142
190+individual be detained for longer than such forty-eight-hour period 143
191+solely on the basis of a civil immigration detainer.] 144
192+(c) Prior to responding to a request for notification of an individual's 145
193+release date and time from custody of a law enforcement agency, the 146
194+law enforcement officer shall forward the request to the head of the 147
195+law enforcement agency for review. 148
196+(d) Any confidential information of an individual who comes into 149
197+contact with a law enforcement officer may be disclosed to a federal 150
198+immigration authority only if such disclosure is: 151
199+(1) Authorized in writing by the individual to whom the 152
200+information pertains, or by the parent or guardian of such individual if 153
201+the individual is a minor or not legally competent to consent to such 154
202+disclosure; 155
203+(2) Necessary in furtherance of a criminal investigation of potential 156
204+terrorism; or 157
205+(3) Otherwise required by law. 158
206+(e) (1) Upon receiving a civil immigration detainer, a law 159
207+enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the detainer to the affected 160
208+individual who is the subject of the detainer and inform the individual 161
209+whether the law enforcement agency intends to comply with the 162
210+detainer. If a law enforcement agency provides ICE with notification 163 Substitute Bill No. 992
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217+that an individual is being, or will be released on a certain date, the 164
218+law enforcement agency shall promptly provide to the individual and 165
219+to the individual's attorney or one other individual who the individual 166
220+may designate, a copy of such notification as well as the reason, in 167
221+writing, that such law enforcement agency is complying with the 168
222+detainer. 169
223+(2) All records relating to ICE access maintained by law enforcement 170
224+agencies shall be deemed public records under the Freedom of 171
225+Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Records relating to ICE 172
226+access include, but are not limited to, data maintained by the law 173
227+enforcement agency regarding the number and demographic data of 174
228+individuals to whom the agency has provided ICE access, the date ICE 175
229+access was provided to an individual, the type of ICE access provided 176
230+to an individual, the amount of resources expended on providing ICE 177
231+access and any communication between the law enforcement agency 178
232+and any federal immigration authority. 179
233+(3) Beginning January 1, 2020, the legislative body of any 180
234+municipality with a law enforcement agency that has provided ICE 181
235+access to an individual during the prior month shall provide to the 182
236+Office of Policy and Management, on an ongoing monthly basis, data 183
237+regarding the number and demographic data of individuals to whom 184
238+the law enforcement agency has provided ICE access, the date ICE 185
239+access was provided to an individual and whether the ICE access was 186
240+provided as part of compliance with a civil immigration detainer or 187
241+through other means. Data may be provided in the form of statistics or, 188
242+if statistics are not maintained, as individual records, provided 189
243+personally identifiable information is redacted. 190
244+(f) The Office of Policy and Management shall ensure that the 191
245+requirements of this section are disseminated to, and appropriate 192
246+training is provided for, all affected law enforcement agencies and 193
247+school police or security departments and employees and agents of 194
248+such law enforcement agencies and school police or security 195
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256+and other officials performing similar duties will adhere to the 197
257+provisions of this section and how they will interact with crime 198
258+victims, potential criminal suspects and individuals cooperating with 199
259+law enforcement officers. 200
260+(g) No provision of this section shall be construed to provide, 201
261+expand or ratify the legal authority of any law enforcement agency to 202
262+detain an individual based on a civil immigration detainer request. 203
263+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
264+sections:
265+
266+Section 1 October 1, 2019 54-192h
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268+Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
269+Throughout the bill, plural nouns and verbs were made singular and
270+"person" was changed to "individual" for consistency. In Section
271+1(a)(2)(B), clause designators were added for clarity; in Section 1(a)(6),
272+the introductory language was reorganized for clarity; in Section
273+1(a)(6)(A), a reference was added to Subparagraph (B) for clarity and
274+Section 2(b)(4) was reorganized for clarity.
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