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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="6-111" title_number="6" title_name="Attorney General" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Collateral immigration enforcement” means federal immigration enforcement actions that affect individuals who are not the primary target of the enforcement action but are present at the location of the enforcement action.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Immigration enforcement” means federal immigration enforcement actions.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Sensitive location” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a public school, designated school bus stop, or school vehicle, as defined in § 11–154 of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a public library;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a health care facility operated by a unit of State or local government;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a facility operated by the Comptroller;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a courthouse; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>any other location that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>provides State–funded services related to:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>physical or mental health;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>education;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>shelter care;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>distributing food to individuals in need; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="E">
          <text>access to justice; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>as determined by the Attorney General, requires special consideration for immigration enforcement activities.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Attorney General shall develop and publish guidance that informs the public and relevant State agencies about:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>delineating between immigration enforcement within the public portions of sensitive locations and the nonpublic or private portions of sensitive locations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>verifying the identity of immigration enforcement agents and validating immigration enforcement documentation seeking specific individuals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>limiting liability exposure for State, local, and private institutions and the participation of the employees of those institutions in immigration enforcement at sensitive locations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>facilitating relationships between federal law enforcement officers and State and local officials and law enforcement officers in order to conduct immigration enforcement activities through the least dangerous and disruptive means; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>complying with existing legal obligations and limitations on State and local agencies while maintaining public safety and accessibility to those agencies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Private entities are encouraged to adopt policies consistent with the guidance developed under subsection (b) of this section if the private entities provide services related to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>physical or mental health;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>education;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>shelter care;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>distributing food to individuals in need; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>access to justice.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before October 1, 2025, each public school, public library, and unit of the Executive Branch of State or local government that operates at a sensitive location shall implement a policy consistent with the guidance issued by the Attorney General under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On or before October 1 each year, beginning in 2026, the Attorney General shall update the guidance issued under this section, as necessary, and if the guidance is updated each public school, public library, and unit of Executive Branch of State or local government shall implement a policy consistent with the guidance issued by the Attorney General under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before October 1, 2026, each courthouse shall implement a policy which may consider the guidance issued by the Attorney General under this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On or before October 1 each year, each courthouse shall update the policy implemented under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph as necessary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The guidance and policies required by this section are not subject to Title 10, Subtitles 1, 2, and 3 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
