Attorney General No.
11-0065
Secretary of State No.
1534
Description
Requires state and local law enforcement to comply with direction from federal immigration authorities for holding and transferring undocumented immigrants arrested by law enforcement officials. Requires commitment for law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration functions. Denies driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Prohibits law enforcement from justifying arrests solely because an individual over age fifteen was driving without a license. Provides $35,000,000 annually, for 20 years, to the California Department of Justice for fighting crimes related to transnational gangs. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state costs of $35 million annually from 2013-14 through 2032-33 to provide funding for investigation of transnational gang criminal activity. Increased state and local law enforcement costs, potentially reaching several millions of dollars annually, for detaining persons suspected of being unlawfully present in the U.S. and for complying with an agreement required by this measure between the state and the federal government.
Proponents
Tirso Del Junco, Ted Hilton, and Bill Siler voter@taxpayerrevolution.org
Date
12-27-2011
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Undocumented Immigrants. Requires State Law Enforcement Officers to Enforce Federal Immigration Law. Denies Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1534 (2011).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1737