§ 3-02 Confidentiality of Information Respecting Aliens.
RCNY § 3-02
(a)No City officer or employee shall transmit information respecting any alien to federal immigration authorities unless (1) such officer's or employee's agency is required by law to disclose information respecting such alien, or (2) such agency has been authorized, in writing signed by such alien, to verify such alien's immigration status, or (3) such alien is suspected by such agency of engaging in criminal activity, including an attempt to obtain public assistance benefits through the use of fraudulent documents.
(b)Each agency shall designate one or more officers or employees who shall be responsible for receiving reports from such agency's line workers on aliens suspected of criminal activity and for determining, on a case by case basis, what action, if any, to take on such reports. No such determination shall be made by any line worker, nor shall any line worker transmit information respecting any alien directly to federal immigration authorities.
(c)Enforcement agencies, including the Police Department and the Department of Correction, shall continue to cooperate with federal authorities in investigating and apprehending aliens suspected of criminal activity. However, such agencies shall not transmit to federal authorities information respecting any alien who is the victim of a crime.
