67-5-22.7 - Multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking -- Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit.
67-5-22.7. Multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felonycrimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking -- Fraudulent DocumentsIdentification Unit.
(1) The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to administer and coordinate theoperation of a multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimescommitted within the state that are associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking.
(2) The office shall invite officers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementand state and local law enforcement personnel to participate in this mutually supportive,multi-agency strike force to more effectively utilize their combined skills, expertise, andresources.
(3) The strike force shall focus its efforts on detecting, investigating, deterring, anderadicating violent and other major felony criminal activity related to illegal immigration andhuman trafficking.
(4) In conjunction with the strike force and subject to available funding, the Office of theAttorney General shall establish a Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit:
(a) for the primary purpose of investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individualsor entities that participate in the sale or distribution of fraudulent documents used foridentification purposes; and
(b) to specialize in fraudulent identification documents created and prepared forindividuals who are unlawfully residing within the state.
(5) The strike force shall make an annual report on its activities to the governor and theLegislature's Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee by December 1, togetherwith any proposed recommendations for modifications to this section.
Enacted by Chapter 30, 2009 General Session