Georgia Code
Chapter 80 - General Provisions
§ 36-80-23. Prohibition on Immigration Sanctuary Policies by Local Governmental Entities; Certification of Compliance

History. Code 1981, § 36-80-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 734, § 1/SB 20; Ga. L. 2013, p. 111, § 5/SB 160; Ga. L. 2016, p. 244, § 1/SB 269; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 36/SB 429.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “Code Section 16-11-220” for “Code Section 16-4-10” in paragraph (a)(3).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 111, § 2/SB 160, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intent of the General Assembly that all public employers and contractors at every tier and level use the federal work authorization program on all projects, jobs, and work resulting from any bid or contract and that every public employer and contractor working for a public employer take all possible steps to ensure that a legal and eligible workforce is utilized in accordance with federal immigration and employment.”
Law reviews.
For article, “State Government: Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011,” see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 51 (2011).
For article on the 2013 amendment of this Code section, see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 173 (2013).
For note, “Deference Condoning Apathy: Social Visibility in the Eleventh Circuit,” see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 777 (2019).
For article, “Taming Immigration: The 64th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Remarks,” see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 971 (2020).

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