A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require law enforcement officers to notify the immigration and naturalization service by letter, after an arrest and based on reasonable SUSPICION, that the defendant is suspected of being an undocumented alien.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 15A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 15A‑506. Notification of United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
A law enforcement officer who arrests a person for a motor vehicle law offense or a criminal offense, and has reasonable suspicion that the person arrested is an undocumented alien, shall notify the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours, by telephone or letter."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.