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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
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Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY |
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Article 5. OFFENSES INVOLVING ILLEGAL ALIENS |
| § 16-11-200. Definitions; offense of transporting or moving illegal aliens; exceptions; penalties |
| § 16-11-201. Definitions; offense of concealing, harboring, or shielding an illegal alien; penalties; exceptions |
| § 16-11-202. Illegal alien defined; offense of inducing an illegal alien to enter state; penalties |
| § 16-11-203. Authority of law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws; documentation |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 16 Chapter 11 Article 5 NOTE
EFFECTIVE DATE. --This article became effective July 1, 2011. See editor's note for applicability.
CROSS REFERENCES. --Determination of immigration status of suspects, § 17-5-100. Cooperation of Georgia law enforcement with federal immigration authorities, § 35-1-6. Secure and verifiable identity document act, § 50-36-2. Immigration enforcement review board, § 50-36-3.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011.'"
Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 21, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability, and provides, in part, that: "(b) The terms of this Act regarding immigration shall be construed to have the meanings consistent with such terms under federal immigration law.
"(c) The provisions of this Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws governing immigration and civil rights."
Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 22, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this article shall apply to offenses and violations occurring on or after July 1, 2011.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article on the 2011 enactment of this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 35 (2011).
For comment, "Immigration Detention Reform: No Band Aid Desired," see 60 Emory L. J. 1211 (2011).
CROSS REFERENCES. --Determination of immigration status of suspects, § 17-5-100. Cooperation of Georgia law enforcement with federal immigration authorities, § 35-1-6. Secure and verifiable identity document act, § 50-36-2. Immigration enforcement review board, § 50-36-3.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011.'"
Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 21, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability, and provides, in part, that: "(b) The terms of this Act regarding immigration shall be construed to have the meanings consistent with such terms under federal immigration law.
"(c) The provisions of this Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws governing immigration and civil rights."
Ga. L. 2011, p. 794, § 22, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this article shall apply to offenses and violations occurring on or after July 1, 2011.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article on the 2011 enactment of this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 35 (2011).
For comment, "Immigration Detention Reform: No Band Aid Desired," see 60 Emory L. J. 1211 (2011).