Ga. Code § 42-1-11.5

Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 42-1-11.5 - [Compliance with immigration detainer notice by custodial authority]
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) "Custodial authority" means the commissioner if a person is in physical custody at a penal institution, the sheriff if a person is in physical custody at a county jail, the warden if a person is in physical custody at county correctional institution, and the chief of police if a person is in physical custody at a municipal detention facility.
(2) "Immigration detainer notice" means documentation issued by the federal government requesting that a custodial authority maintain temporary custody of an illegal alien as such term is defined in Code Section 42-4-14, including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-247 document or a similar successor form.
(b) Any custodial authority who has custody of a person who is subject to an immigration detainer notice shall:
(1) Comply with, honor, and fulfill any request made in the immigration detainer notice; and
(2) Inform the person identified in the immigration detainer notice that the person is being held pursuant to such notice.

OCGA § 42-1-11.5

Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 505,§ 8, eff. 5/1/2024.