Beginning June 11, state & federal law enforcement and court staff will need to follow new procedures when law enforcement is present in municipal, county, and state court facilities.
HB 2567 establishes several new protocols and requirements impacting individuals visiting court facilities, law enforcement, and court staff, including:
- Restricting state & federal law enforcement officers from conducting civil arrests of an individual who is going to, remaining at, or leaving a court facility. The law specifies that civil arrests of these individuals may not take place within a one-mile radius of a court facility. Law enforcement may still conduct arrests for criminal violations.
- Requiring court security personnel to collect information regarding all on-duty law enforcement officers entering court facilities. However, if an officer is present in the courts to participate in a case or court proceedings, they are exempt from disclosing information to court security.
- Requiring courts to submit monthly reports of law enforcement activity at court facilities to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The AOC, in turn, will publish quarterly reports.
Additionally, the prevents court personnel from inquiring about an individual’s place of birth or immigration status during court proceedings, unless the information directly relates to the case at hand. Court personnel may not disclose an individual’s place of birth or immigration status to federal authorities.