13-9-3. Prohibiting public bodies from entering into agreements
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used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations and requiring public bodies to terminate any such existing agreements.
A. A public body shall not enter into, extend, renew or otherwise agree to be a party to an agreement to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations, including an intergovernmental services agreement to detain individuals for civil immigration violations. A public body shall not enter into, extend, renew or otherwise agree to a rider, amendment, supplement or other modification to an agreement where the rider, amendment, supplement or other modification is to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
B. A public body that is a party to an existing agreement that is used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations shall, upon the effective date of the Immigrant Safety Act, terminate the agreement upon the earliest date permissible under the terms of the agreement, with respect to all provisions that relate to the detention of individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
C. A public body shall not sell, trade, lease or otherwise dispose of any real property to be used for the detention of individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
D. A public body shall not impose or continue in effect any law, ordinance, policy or regulation that violates or conflicts with the provisions of the Immigrant Safety Act.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of law enforcement personnel to detain individuals or to perform brief investigative stops as permitted by state law.
History: Laws 2026, ch. 5, § 3.