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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-2 General requirements.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-2" heading="General requirements.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">An agency may not, unless required by federal law, State law, or a court order:<para num="(1)">enter into an agreement for the purpose of housing individuals subject to detention on civil immigration charges;</para>
      <para num="(2)">enter into an agreement for any purpose related to the enforcement of federal immigration laws;</para>
      <para num="(3)">expend or use City funds, resources, or personnel to investigate, question, apprehend, detain, or arrest an individual solely for an actual or suspected violation of federal immigration law;</para>
      <para num="(4)">condition the provision of a City service or benefit on the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the individual seeking that service or benefit;</para>
      <para num="(5)">allow an immigration official to access a space that is not regularly accessible to the public within a facility operated by an agency;</para>
      <para num="(6)">allow an immigration official to access an individual who is being detained by or is in the custody of an agency;</para>
      <para num="(7)">allow an immigration official to use an agency’s facilities, information, or equipment for an immigration enforcement action purpose;</para>
      <para num="(8)">allow an immigration official to use any space owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the agency, including a park, a recreational area, or another public facility, for the purpose of staging, coordinating, planning, or conducting an immigration enforcement action without a valid permit issued by the City; or</para>
      <para num="(9)">allow an immigration official to access any information regarding an individual who is the subject of an immigration enforcement action, unless the individual has consented to the disclosure.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Discrimination prohibited.">An agency may not coerce, intimidate, threaten, or act with bias against any individual based on actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the individual or their family.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Request from immigration official.">If an agency receives a request from an immigration official for information regarding an individual, to detain an individual, or to notify immigration officials of that individual’s location, the agency shall, unless prohibited by federal law, State law, or a court order:<para num="(1)">ask for and document the immigration official’s identification;</para>
      <para num="(2)">if the request made by an immigration official was in writing, provide a copy of that request to the individual in question; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">notify the individual in question within 48 hours.</para>
    </para>
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</baltimore-city-law>
