No. HB 229
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Violation of State Immigration Law ; Requires FDLE to impose fine for certain violations; requires moneys be used for specified purpose; defines "unauthorized alien"; authorizes department to develop program to compensate certain persons; provides requirements to receive compensation; defines "unauthorized alien"; creates cause of action against certain local governmental entities & law enforcement agencies; requires plaintiff to prove certain elements by preponderance of evidence; provides that state waives sovereign immunity for liability in certain circumstances.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Law Enforcement must fine any law enforcement agency $10,000 for each violation of state immigration enforcement agreements. These collected funds are legally required to be used to compensate victims of unauthorized aliens.
The Department of Law Enforcement may develop a program to compensate state residents who suffer harm caused by an unauthorized alien. To receive compensation, a resident must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the unauthorized alien materially contributed to the harm.
The estate of a person killed by an unauthorized alien gains a new cause of action against local governments or law enforcement agencies that violate state immigration cooperation laws. Plaintiffs must prove that a failure to cooperate with federal authorities allowed the unauthorized alien to cause the death.
The state waives its sovereign immunity for tort liability in these specific wrongful death cases. This waiver explicitly overrides the standard limits and exclusions found in the state's general sovereign immunity statute.
AICreates a mandatory financial penalty for law enforcement agencies that fail to comply with state immigration cooperation requirements.
AIAuthorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to create a program to financially compensate state residents harmed by unauthorized aliens.
AIAllows estates of individuals killed by unauthorized aliens to sue local governments and law enforcement agencies for failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
AIRemoves the state's legal protection from being sued for damages in cases involving the death of a person caused by an unauthorized alien.