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Georgia Code Title 35. Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies § 35-6A-10

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Subject to available funding, the council shall establish a grant or incentive program for the provision of funds to local law enforcement agencies as incentive to such agencies to use the federal Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities initiative or any successor or similar program and shall establish an incentive program and a grant program to offset the costs for local law enforcement agencies to enter into and implement memorandums of agreement with federal agencies under Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act  1. In awarding such grants or incentives, the council shall be authorized to consider and give priority to local areas with the highest crime rates for crimes committed by illegal aliens.

(b) The council shall:

(1) Subject to available funding, provide incentive programs and grants to local law enforcement agencies for utilizing federal resources and for entering into agreements with federal agencies for the enforcement of immigration law;

(2) Provide technical assistance to local governments and agencies for obtaining and qualifying for incentive programs and grant funds to utilize available federal resources and to enter into and implement such agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section;

(3) Communicate information regarding the availability of federal resources and agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section and the availability of related incentive programs and grant funds and post such information on the agency's official Internet website;

(4) Provide technical assistance and information regarding the process for contacting federal agencies, utilizing federal resources, and entering into agreements provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section and post such information on the agency's official Internet website; and

(5) Support state-wide campaigns and information programs in an effort to encourage every local law enforcement agency in this state to utilize federal resources and enter into agreements for the enforcement of state and federal immigration law.

1 8 USCA § 1357.
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