HB 1283 — Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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galso ThebillstatesthatanindividualcommitscriminalconfiscationofSENATOR(S) iMarchman 6and agovernment-issuedidentificationcardiftheindividualknowinglytakesBenavidez, aCutter, 0Exum, SGonzales RJ., ,Hinrichsen, UJodeh, dKipp, 2Rodriguez, HWallace, 2Weissman, rColeman. Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

DoubleCONCERNING underliningPROTECTIONS denotesRELATING SENATETO amendment.THE CONFISCATION OF INDIVIDUALS 'IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS .

e Ap Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

e A into possession or control, or attempts to take into possession or control, anotherindividual'sgovernment-issuedidentificationcardwithoutlawful authority.

Criminal confiscation of a government-issued identification card is a class 2 misdemeanor.

An individual commits a bias-motivated crime if, with the intent to intimidate or harass another individual, in whole or in part, because of that individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or transgender identity, the individual:

! Violates the bill's prohibitions;

or ! Provides, or threatens to provide, an individual's government-issuedidentificationorpersonaldocumentsto federal immigration authorities.

Such a bias-motivated crime is a class 1 misdemeanor, and a victim may seek additional remedies available under law.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

Legislativedeclaration.(1)Legislative Thegeneralassemblydeclaration. finds that:

(a)(1) EverypersonhastheinalienablerighttorecognitionbeforetheThe law,general andassembly accessfinds tothat: legal identity is foundational to the protection of individualrights,participationinciviclife,andequalprotectionunderthe law;

(b)(a) InternationalEvery humanperson rightshas authorities, including the Unitedinalienable Nationsright into itsrecognition Globalbefore Compactthe forlaw, Safe, Orderly and Regularaccess Migration,to adoptedlegal byidentity theis Unitedfoundational Nationsto Generalthe Assemblyprotection in 2018, have recognized that ensuring migrants have proof of legalindividual identityrights, andparticipation adequatein documentationcivic islife, essential to safe, orderly, and regularequal migrationprotection andunder to the protectionlaw; of human dignity;

(c)(b) AInternational personhuman deprivedrights ofauthorities, accessincluding tothe theirUnited identificationNations documentsin mayits becomeGlobal effectivelyCompact invisiblefor toSafe, legalOrderly and administrativeRegular systemsMigration, designedadoptedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyin2018,haverecognized tothat safeguardensuring rights,migrants whichhave canproof hinderof accesslegal toidentity healthand care,adequate education,________ justice,Capital lawfulletters employment,or bankingbold services,& anditalic othernumbers -2-indicate 1283new essentialmaterial services;added to existing law;

(d)dashes Forthrough migrantwords workers,or includingnumbers documentedindicate migrants,deletions possessionfrom andexisting controllaw ofand personalsuch identificationmaterial documents is criticalnot topart maintainingof lawfulthe status,act. accessing protections, reporting abuse, engagingincontractualrelationships,andparticipatingfullyineconomic life;

(e)documentationisessentialtosafe,orderly,andregularmigrationandtothe Theconfiscation,retention,orthreateneddisclosuretofederalprotection immigration enforcement agencies of identification documents may threaten a person's livelihood,legalstability,andveryabilityto exist and function within the protections of the law and may create conditions of fear,isolation,dependency,orvulnerabilitytoexploitation,forcedlabor, or human trafficking;dignity;

(f)(c) SuchA practicesperson deprived of access to their identification documents may disproportionatelybecome impacteffectively immigrantinvisible communitiesto legal and womenadministrative workingsystems indesigned industriesto wheresafeguard economicrights, insecurity,languagebarriers,orpowerimbalancesheightenvulnerability;which can hinder access to health care, education,justice,lawfulemployment,bankingservices,andotheressential services;

(d) Formigrantworkers,includingdocumentedmigrants,possession and control of personal identification documents is critical to maintaining lawful status, accessing protections, reporting abuse, engaging in contractual relationships, and participating fully in economic life;

(e) The confiscation, retention, or threatened disclosure to federal immigrationenforcementagenciesofidentificationdocumentsmaythreaten a person's livelihood, legal stability, and very ability to exist and function within the protections of the law and may create conditions of fear, isolation, dependency, or vulnerability to exploitation, forced labor, or human trafficking;

(f) Such practices may disproportionately impact immigrant communitiesandwomenworkinginindustrieswhereeconomicinsecurity, language barriers, or power imbalances heighten vulnerability;

(I) EnsuringthatemploymentverificationpracticesareconductedEnsuring solelythat foremployment lawfulverification purposes,practices are transparent,conducted andsolelyforlawfulpurposes,aretransparent,andareconsistentwithstateand are consistent with state and federal law;

(2) Therefore,thegeneralassemblydeclaresthatitisnecessarytoTherefore, the general assembly declares that it is necessary to safeguard the rights, safety, and dignityofdignity of all persons within the state by prohibiting the unlawful confiscation or retention of identification documents, deterring intimidation and harassment, and affirming that no person in Colorado should be rendered vulnerable through the unlawful -3- 1283 control or confiscation of their identification documents.

PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1283 SECTION 2.

(1) (a) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION AND SECTION 8-2-125 (1)(cAN(1)(c)AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYER S'S AGENT SHALL NOTNOTDEMAND DEMANDCONFISCATE ,,RETAIN CONFISCATE,OROTHERWISEREQUIREANINDIVIDUAL RETAINWHO ,IS ORAN OTHERWISEEMPLOYEE REQUIREOR AN INDIVIDUALWHOISANEMPLOYEEORANAPPLICANTFOREMPLOYMENTORAPPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR WHO IS PERFORMING WORK OR SEEKING TO PERFORM WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER IN ANY CAPACITY ,,INCLUDING INCLUDING A MIGRANT WORKER OR SEASONAL EMPLOYEE , TO SURRENDER THE INDIVIDUAL S GOVERNMENT -ISSUEDISSUED IDENTIFICATION CAR.CARD .

(b) AAN N EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYER S AGENT MAY :

(I) RREQUEST EQUEST AND TEMPORARILY RETAIN AN INDIVIDUAL S GOVERNMENT -ISSUED-ISSUEDIDENTIFICATIONCARDFORTHEPURPOSEOFVERIFYING IDENTIFICATIONTHEINDIVIDUAL CARDSEMPLOYMENTELIGIBILITYSTATUSTHROUGHCOMPLETION FOR THE PURPOSE OF VERIFYINGTHEINDIVIDUAL 'SEMPLOYMENTELIGIBILITYSTATUSTHROUGH COMPLETION OF THE EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORM I-9, OR ITS SUCCESSOR FORM,FORFORM ,FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE U NITED STATES;STATES ;

(II) RRTAINANINDIVIDUALS ETAINSGOVERNMENT ANISSUEDIDENTIFICATION INDIVIDUALS'SCARD GOVERNMENTONLY -ISSUEDFOR IDENTIFICATIONCARDONLYFORASLONGASISNECESSARYTOVERIFYTHEAS INDIVIDUALLONG SEMPLOYMENTAS ELIGIBILITYANDMAKEACOPYOFTHECARDIS ,NECESSARY ANDTO INVERIFY NOTHE CASEINDIVIDUAL S EMPLOYMENTELIGIBILITYANDMAKEACOPYOFTHECARD ,ANDINNOCASE FOR MORE THAN TEN HOURS ;AND (III) RETAIN A COPY OF AN INDIVIDUA'SINDIVIDUAL S GOVERNMENT -ISSUEDISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARD IN THE EMPLOYERSEMPLOYER S RECORDS .

(2)(2)(a) (a)WHENANEMPLOYERVERIFIESANINDIVIDUAL WSEMPLOYMENT HENELIGIBILITY ANTHE EMPLOYER VERIFIESSHALL ANNOTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL SOF EMPLOYMENTELIGIBILITYTHE ,THEEMPLOYERSHALLNOTIFYTHEINDIVIDUALPROHIBITION -4-DESCRIBED 1283 OFTHE PROHIBITIONDESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)OFTHISSECTION(1) .THEOF NOTIFICATIONTHIS MUSTSECTION BE:.

(I)THE NNOTIFICATION WRITING;MUST BE :

(II)(I) NI ENGLISH;WRITING ;

(III)(II) NI THE INDIVIDUAS PRIMARY LANGUAGE ,IFTHE EMPLOYER KNOWS THE INDIVIDUAL S PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH ;AND; (IV) A CKNOWLEDGED BY THE INDIVIDUAL .

(b)PAGE THEEMPLOYERSHALLRETAINARECORDOFTHENOTIFICATION3-HOUSE ANDBILL ACKNOWLEDGMENT26-1283 (III) IN THE INDIVIDUAL S PRIMARY LANGUAGE ,IF THE EMPLOYER KNOWS THE INDIVIDUAL 'S EMPLOYMENTPRIMARY RECORDSLANGUAGE .IS NOT E NGLISH;

(3)AND N(IV) OTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS AN EMPLOYER FROM RETAINING A GOVERNMENTCKNOWLEDGED -ISSUEDBY IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT IF THE RETENTIONINDIVIDUAL IS:.

(a)(b) RT EQUIREDHE OREMPLOYER PERMITTEDSHALL BYRETAIN STATEA ORRECORD FEDERALOF LAWTHE ORNOTIFICATION REGULATIONAND ,INCLUDINGFORTHEPURPOSEOFVERIFYINGANINDIVIDUALACKNOWLEDGMENT SIN EMPLOYMENTTHE ELIGIBILITYEMPLOYER ;ORS (b)EMPLOYMENT PERFORMEDRECORDS PURSUANT TO A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRANT .

(4)(3) ANEMPLOYERTHATKNOWINGLYVIOLATESSUBSECTIONN (1)OFOTHING IN THIS SECTION COMMITSPROHIBITS CRIMINALAN POSSESSIONEMPLOYER OFFROM ANRETAINING A GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT ,ASIF DESCRIBEDTHE INRETENTION SECTION18-5-903.5.IS :

(5)(a) ASR USEDEQUIRED INOR THISPERMITTED SECTION,BY "GOVERNMENTSTATE -ISSUEDOR IDENTIFICATIONCARDFEDERAL "HASTHEMEANINGSETFORTHINSECTIONLAW 8-2-125OR (3)(c).REGULATION ,INCLUDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF VERIFYING AN INDIVIDUAL 'S EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY ;OR (b) P ERFORMED PURSUANT TO A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRANT .