CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.

ARTICLE 16. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

§15-16-7. Attorney General to defend good-faith compliance upon request.

(a) The Attorney General may defend a local entity or law enforcement agency in any action in any court if:

(1) The executive head or governing body, as applicable, of the local entity or law enforcement agency requests the Attorney General 's assistance in the defense; and

(2) The Attorney General determines that the local entity or law enforcement agency that is the subject of the suit has made a good-faith effort to comply with this article.