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Committee backs bill to codify state prosecution of people unlawfully present who commit state crimes
2264318 · February 11, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 214 would codify that the state may prosecute persons unlawfully present who commit state crimes and would add a notification provision to the attorney general; the committee recommended do pass 58-40.
Representative C Hinkle introduced House Bill 214, saying the bill would "codify into state law that the state may prosecute illegal aliens who commit state crimes" and add a notification requirement to the attorney general when a county attorney declines prosecution.
"While the state can do this, and it has happened in the past, we lack any state code…
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