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From
Julian
D.
Butler,
DirectorWaterDepa266-B ShieldsHuntsville, ALOctober26,2011
unty Attorney
AlabamaAct 2011-535; The "ImmigrationAct"
As
youmay have heard,portions
of
AlabamaAct 2011-535,commonly known
as
the"ImmigrationAct," are nowin effect. Webelievethis lawaffects yourdepartment'ssale
of
watermetersand water service
to
new
cu
stomers.Beforeselling a watermeteror waterservice to
an
individual,certainmeasures mustbe taken
to
ensure that individual is a UnitedStatescitizen or
is
otherwise lawfully present in theUnitedStates. Before sellingawatermeter or waterservice
to
a generalpartnership, thesamemeasures
must be taken
to
ensureeach partnerisa UnitedStates citizenorisotherwise lawfullypresent in
the United States.Theserequirements
do
notapply
to
corporations, limited liabilitycompanies,limitedliabilitypartnerships,orexistingcustomers.
If
anindividual claims to bea UnitedStates citizen,requirethem
to do
two things:
1.
He/she must provideone
of
the documents listed onExhibitA
to
this memo; and
2.
He/she mustinitialtheapplicableline andsignthe declarationattached
as
ExhibitB
to
this memo.
If
an
individual claims he/sheisnot a UnitedStates citizenbut is, instead,
an
alien present in theUnited States lawfully, require them
to do
two things:
I.
He/she must provide one
of
thedocumentslistedon ExhibitC
to
this memo; and
2.
He/she must initial the applicable line and sign the declaration attached
to
thismemo asExhibit
B.
If
he individual orgeneralpartnership will notcomplywith theserequirements,
do
not sell themthe water meter or waterservice.
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October 26,
2011
Page 2Madison County, Alabama is in the process
of
registering for the Systematic Alien Verificationfor Entitlements Program ("SAVE") which
is
operated by the United States Department
of
Homeland Security. Once Madison County
is
fully registered, each individual who claimshe/she
is
an alien lawfully present in the United States must be verified through SAVE. Moreinformation regarding SAVE will follow once registration is completed.A non-marked copy
of
ExhibitB is also attached hereto for use by your department.
If
you haveany questions about how the Immigration Act affects your department, please
do
not hesitate
to
contact my office.
JDB/mn
Enclosures
c:
Mike Gillespie, ChairmanHonorable Roger Jones, District One CommissionerHonorable Faye Dyer, District Two CommissionerHonorable Jerry Craig, District Three CommissionerHonorable Dale
W.
Strong, District Four CommissionerHonorable Phil Riddick, District Five CommissionerHonorable Robert
C.
Harrison, District Six CommissionerMr. Howard Baites, County Administrator
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EXHIBIT A
CITIZENSHIPDOCUMENTS
One
of
the followingdocuments, oralegible photocopy,must
be
presented in order
to
showUnitedStatescitizenship prior
to
enteringintoanytransaction withMadisonCounty, except
when applying for a marriage license (See Ala. Laws, Act. No. 2011-535,Section
7;
Section30):I.Driver'sLicense
or
Non-D
ri
ver
10
Card. This card may be'issued
by
Alabama or anotherstate. To be acceptable proof
of
citizenship, the card must indicate the personprovidedproof of UnitedStatescitizenship.
2.
United StatesBirthCertificate.
3.
United Statespassportindentifying thepersonand thepersons'passport number.
a.
If
someonepresents only the pertinent pages
of
the passport, that
is
acceptable.
4.
United Statesnaturalizationdocuments orthenumber
of
the certificate
of
naturalization.
a.
If
onlythenumberisprovided,thenumber must beverifiedwith federal
government. Please contact the County Attorney's office
for
assistance
if
only anaturalization certificate numberisprovidedby theperson.
5.
Bureau
of
Indian Affairscardnumber,tribal treaty cardnumber, or tribaleurollment
number.
6.
Consular report
of
birth abroad
of
a UnitedStates citizen.
7.
Certificate
of
citizenshipissued
by
theUnitedStatesCitizenshipandImmigration
Services.
8.
Certification
of
report
of
birth issued bytheUnited States Department
of
State.
9.
American Indian Card, with KIC classification, issued
by
the United StatesDepartment
of
Homeland Security.
10.
Final adoptiondecreeshowing the persons' name andUnit
ed
States birthplace.
11.
Persons' official United States military record
of
serviceshowingthe persons' place
of
birthinthe United States.
12.
Anextractfrom a UnitedStateshospitalrecord
of
birth created atthetime
of
thepersons'birth indicating thepersons'place
of
birthinthe UnitedStat
es.13.
Other documents or methods
of
proof
of
United States citizenshipissuedby the federalgoverurnent pursuant
to
theImmigrationand Nationality Act
of
195
2, andamendmentsthereto.
a.
If
someonepresents a document notlistedabove,please contacttheCounty
Attorney's office for assistance.
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