Attorney General No.
11-0094
Secretary of State No.
1563
Description
Requires state and local1aw enforcement to comply with direction from federal immigration authorities for holding and transferring undocumented immigrants arrested by law enforcement officials. Requires commitment for law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration functions. Denies driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Prohibits law enforcement from justifying arrests solely because an individual over fifteen was driving without a licenseSummary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state and local law enforcement costs, potentially reaching several millions of dollars annually, for detaining persons suspected of being unlawfully present in the U.S. and for complying with an agreement required by this measure between the state and the federal government. Potential unknown savings to state and local governments to the extent that the deportation of unlawfully present criminals prevents them from reentering the criminal justice system.
Proponents
Ted Hilton, Tirso Del Junco, and Bill Siler
Date
1-30-2012
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Undocumented Immigrants. Requires State Law Enforcement Officers to Enforce Federal Immigration Law. Denies Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1563 (2012).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1771