"Citizenship" or "immigration status"
means all information or classification regarding citizenship or immigration status of the United States or any other country, place of birth, the authority to reside or otherwise be present in the United States, including visa or other status, lack of U.S. immigration status, and the time or manner of a person's entry into the United States.
"City"
means the City of Davis and any territory outside the boundaries of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of the Constitution, or any law, or by reason of ownership or control.
"Immigration authorities"
means any federal, state, or local officer, employee, or person performing immigration enforcement functions.
"Immigration enforcement"
includes any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and also includes any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a natural person's presence in, entry, reentry, or employment in, the United States.
(Ord. 2686, 4/7/2026)
No city department, agency, commission, officer, agent, representative, or employee may use city resources, including, but not limited to, equipment, tools, facilities, property, personnel, time, labor, or funds to:
(a) 
Request, collect, store, or maintain information about a person's citizenship or immigration status, or information that can be used to determine or trace a person's citizenship or immigration status except where such information is specifically authorized in writing by the person or their legal counsel, except as required by federal or state law, or court order.
(b) 
Investigate, stop, detain, arrest, interrogate, hold, house, cite, or transfer any person for the purpose of immigration enforcement, including on the basis of an administrative warrant, deportation, exclusion or removal order, or other civil immigration document based solely on alleged violations of civil provisions of immigration laws, except as required by a court order or judicial warrant, as defined in California Government Code § 7284.4(i).
(c) 
Assist, participate in, support, facilitate, or cooperate with requests by immigration authorities to stop, detain, arrest, investigate, interrogate, hold, house, or transfer any person in the custody of the city, or make any person in city custody available to immigration authorities for the purpose of immigration enforcement, unless pursuant to a court order or judicial warrant, as defined in California Government Code § 7284.4(i).
(d) 
Assist, participate in, support, facilitate or cooperate in traffic enforcement or crowd control (except as required to protect life or property) for the purpose of aiding immigration enforcement.
(e) 
Communicate with immigration authorities regarding an individual's identity, including any information that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, an individual's name, social security number, tax identification number, driver's license number, license plate number, physical description, biometric information other than fingerprints, race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, native language or language proficiency, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, location, past location, movements, home or work address, home or work telephone number, contact information, emergency contact information, social media identifiers, status as a recipient of public assistance or as a crime victim, release status, or time, date, or place of release, except as authorized in writing by the individual or their legal counsel, or pursuant to court order or judicial warrant as defined in California Government Code § 7284.4(i). This information may be communicated in documents provided to the individual or their legal counsel at the written request of the person or their legal counsel.
(f) 
Provide immigration authorities access to a person detained by or in the custody of the city, or access to or use of non-public property owned or controlled by the city, including jails, stations, holding cells, meeting or conference rooms, and databases, unless pursuant to a court order or judicial warrant, as defined in California Government Code § 7284.4(i).
(g) 
Allow immigration authorities access to resources owned or controlled by the city for purposes of staging, processing, or establishing an operational base for immigration enforcement.
(h) 
Enter into an agreement under Section 1357(g) of Title 8 of the United States Code or any other provision of federal law that permits state or local governmental entities to enforce federal civil immigration law.
(Ord. 2686, 4/7/2026)
As a condition of the receipt and use of public funds, city contractors shall abide by the restrictions set forth in Section 10.06.020 to the same extent as the city.
(Ord. 2686, 4/7/2026)
In consultation with appropriate stakeholders, the city shall develop policies for public areas of property and facilities administered, operated, or controlled by the city to ensure that all such property and facilities remain safe and accessible to all residents regardless of citizenship or immigration status, and that limit immigration enforcement on their premises to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law. The city shall also make such policies available as a model to properties and facilities owned, administered, operated, or controlled by other local governmental agencies, including Yolo County and Davis Joint Unified School District.
(Ord. 2686, 4/7/2026)
(a) 
Any city employee who receives a request from an immigration authority for access to city records, equipment, tools, funds, property, or non-public areas of city facilities shall immediately notify their supervisor.
(b) 
Supervisors shall notify the city manager, who shall maintain a record of all such requests.
(c) 
The city manager shall provide an annual public report to the city council summarizing the requests described in subsection (a), including the number and general nature of requests received from immigration authorities for access to city records, property, or non-public areas of city facilities, and the city's response to those requests. The report shall not include personally identifying information or information prohibited from disclosure under state or federal law.
(Ord. 2686, 4/7/2026)