(a) On or before July 1, 1993, the Department of Corrections shall implement and maintain procedures to identify inmates serving terms in state prison who are undocumented aliens subject to deportation. This identification procedure shall be completed, as to each inmate, within 90 days of the Department of Corrections having taken custody of the inmate.
(b) The procedures implemented by the department, pursuant to subdivision (a), shall include, but not be limited to, the following criteria for determining the country of citizenship of any person serving a term in state prison:
(1) Country of citizenship.
(2) Place of birth.
(3) Inmate’s statements.
(4) Prior parole records.
(5) Prior arrest records.
(6) Probation Officer’s Report (POR).
(7) Information from the Department of Justice’s Criminal Identification and Information Unit.
(8) Other legal documents.
(c) The Department of Corrections shall report annually to the Legislature the number of persons identified as undocumented aliens pursuant to subdivision (a). The reports shall contain the number of persons referred, the race, national origin, and national ancestry of persons referred, the offense or offenses for which the person was committed to state prison, and the disposition of the referral, if known.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 565, Sec. 5. Effective September 16, 1994. Superseded on operative date of amendment by Stats. 1994, Ch. 567, as further amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91.)
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