Legislation
- Title
- Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Acevero, Atterbeary, B. Barnes, D. Barnes, Barron, Bartlett, Boyce, Chang, Charkoudian, Conaway, Crutchfield, Cullison, Dumais, Fennell, W. Fisher, Fraser-Hidalgo, Glenn, Healey, Hill, Ivey, Kelly, Korman, Lafferty, Lehman, J. Lewis, R. Lewis, Lopez, Love, McIntosh, Moon, Mosby, Palakovich Carr, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Shetty, Stewart, Sydnor, Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Walker, Washington, and Wilkins
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim of qualifying criminal activity or the victim's parent, guardian, or next friend to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification under certain circumstances; providing the certifying entity must certify or decline certification of the form within 90 days of receiving a certain request; providing that a certifying entity or official is immune from certain criminal or civil liability; etc.
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- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Judicial Proceedings
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11-930, 11-931 )
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