Bill Text: AZ SB1070 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Technical correction; immigration; nationality law
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Referred to Senate RULES Committee [SB1070 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-SB1070-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; immigration; nationality law |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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SB 1070 |
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Introduced by Senator Biggs
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AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 12‑2701, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW PRACTICE ACT.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 12-2701, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
12-2701. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Immigration or naturalization matter" includes all matters implicating any law, action, filing or proceeding related to a person's immigration or citizenship status in the United States.
2. "Original document" means any document of the United States government or any department or agency of the United States government, any foreign government, any state government or any political subdivision of any state, any United Nations document or any other document, including signed affidavits, that would demonstrate physical presence by a person in the United States.
3. "Unauthorized practice of immigration and nationality law" means:
(a) The act of any person appearing in any case, either in person or through preparation or filing of any brief or other document, paper, application or petition on behalf of another person or client before or with the immigration and naturalization service United States immigration and customs enforcement or United States citizenship and immigration services, or any officer of the immigration and naturalization service United States immigration and customs enforcement or United States citizenship and immigration services, the executive office for immigration review or the board of immigration appeals, without authorization under this chapter.
(b) The study of the facts of a case and the applicable laws, coupled with giving advice and auxiliary activities, including the incidental preparation of papers, without authorization under this chapter, but does not include the lawful functions of a notary public, nonprofit organization or service consisting solely of assistance in the completion of blank spaces on printed immigration and naturalization service forms by a person whose remuneration, if any, is nominal and who does not hold himself out as qualified in legal matters or in immigration and naturalization procedure.
