§ 631.51 — Certified Copies of Indictment or Complaint Furnished to Immigration Officers
Plain-Language Summary
When a federal immigration officer officially requests court records for a non-citizen convicted of a felony, the court administrator must provide certified copies of the complaint or indictment, judgment, sentence, and other case records at no charge.
631.51 CERTIFIED COPIES OF INDICTMENT OR COMPLAINT FURNISHED TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
Upon the official request of a United States immigration officer to a court committing an alien after conviction of a felony, the court administrator of the committing court shall furnish the officer without charge a certified copy of the complaint or indictment, the judgment, sentence, and any other record pertaining to the case of the convicted alien if:
(1) the immigration officer is in charge of the district or territory in which the court is located; and
(2) the state or county institution is supported, in whole or in part, by public funds.
History:
(9950-2) 1927 c 301 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 11 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
History: History: (9950-2) 1927 c 301 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 11 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82