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HB 461

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Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness

Sponsor: Delegate MoralesCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-3) (as of Nov 1, 2018)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or victim's family member to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification; providing that, for the purpose of the Act, a victim shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying criminal activity; requiring the certifying official to sign and complete the certification in a specified manner; etc.

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