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File #: 17-0940    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 8/15/2017 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 8/28/2017 Final action:
Title: A bill for an ordinance adopting a new Article VIII in Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, to be known as the Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Act. Amends Chapter 28 of the Revised Municipal Code to add a new Article VIII related to public safety enforcement that will provide the following: memorializes existing City policy by prohibiting the detention of individuals beyond their sentence; memorializes predominant City practices by prohibiting City employees from collecting information on immigration or citizenship status; prohibits the sharing of any other information about individuals for purposes of immigration enforcement; and, memorializes predominant practices by prohibiting use of city resources or City cooperation with civil immigration enforcement, including prohibiting providing access to secure areas or facilities. This bill was approved for filing by Councilmembers Kniech and Lopez.
Attachments: 1. New Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Provisions (2017 08-17), 2. 17-0940 Filed Immigration.lopez-kniech bill.cb.filed.pdf, 3. 17-0940 DO NOT USE iled Bill Creation Ordinance Denver TID.pdf, 4. 17-0940 FINAL Filed Immigration.lopez-kniech bill.cb.filed.doc.pdf, 5. Updated FACT SHEET Denver Public Safety Priorities (2017 08-21).pdf, 6. Updated New Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Provisions (2017 08-21).pdf, 7. 17-0940 Filed_Bill_Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Act

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A bill for an ordinance adopting a new Article VIII in Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, to be known as the Public Safety Enforcement Priorities Act.

Amends Chapter 28 of the Revised Municipal Code to add a new Article VIII related to public safety enforcement that will provide the following: memorializes existing City policy by prohibiting the detention of individuals beyond their sentence; memorializes predominant City practices by prohibiting City employees from collecting information on immigration or citizenship status; prohibits the sharing of any other information about individuals for purposes of immigration enforcement; and, memorializes predominant practices by prohibiting use of city resources or City cooperation with civil immigration enforcement, including prohibiting providing access to secure areas or facilities. This bill was approved for filing by Councilmembers Kniech and Lopez.

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