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Grade A · 16 of 18 points

No state mandate compels cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement.

The nine standards

Full · Partial · None

	Standard	Status	Citation
1	No state resources used	Full	SB 54 / Gov. Code §7284.6 + AB 4 TRUST Act
2	No deputized local police	Full	SB 54 §7284.9 (287(g) ban) + AB 103 (IGSA detention contract ban)
3	Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses	Full	SB 54 §7284.4 + AB 49 (schools, 2025) + AB 495 (daycare, 2025)
4	Limit for-profit detention	None	AB 32 (2019) — PERMANENTLY ENJOINED as applied to ICE/USMS contractors (GEO Group v. Newsom, 9th Cir. en banc Sept 26 2022; final judgment May 23 2023)
5	Protect personal records	Full	AB 60 (DMV) + AB 699/AB 49 (schools) + AB 1184 (health) + SB 1159 (licensing) + AG voter-data refusal
6	Require a judge's warrant	Full	SB 54 + AB 263 (rights notification) + AG model policy
7	Public cooperation record	Full	SB 54 §7284.10 (annual AG Values Act report) + AB 103 detention review
8	Hold enforcement accountable	Full	SB 54 §7284.10 + AB 263 (sector PRA only)
9	Identified agents, recording allowed	Full	SB 627 (No Secret Police Act, 2025, Penal Code §185.5 mask prohibition) + SB 805 (No Vigilantes Act, 2025, ID display) + Penal Code §148(g)/§69(b) (SB 411, 2015 — citizen recording)

The gaps, as vote-ready asks

Limit for-profit detention (No provision) — stop state permits, funding, and leases from propping up for-profit immigration detention. What this limit is → See the model language →