quick reference chart and notes for determining immigration - ILRC
quick reference chart and notes for determining immigration - ILRC
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QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR DETERMINING<br />
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF<br />
SELECTED CALIFORNIA OFFENSES<br />
Feb-10<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
CODE<br />
SECTION<br />
Business &<br />
Professions<br />
§4324<br />
OFFENSE<br />
Forgery of<br />
prescription,<br />
possession of<br />
any drugs<br />
AGGRAVATED<br />
FELONY<br />
May be divisible<br />
as CS or <strong>for</strong>gery<br />
AF; see Advice.<br />
CRIME<br />
INVOLVING<br />
MORAL<br />
TURPITUDE--<br />
These findings<br />
are<br />
questionable<br />
OTHER<br />
DEPORTABLE,<br />
INADMISSIBLE<br />
GROUNDS<br />
Might be Deportable,<br />
divisible: <strong>for</strong>gery<br />
is CMT but poss<br />
of <strong>for</strong>ged drug<br />
possibly not.<br />
inadmissible <strong>for</strong> CS<br />
conviction if ROC<br />
of conviction<br />
identifies the CS.<br />
ADVICE AND COMMENTS<br />
To avoid CS <strong>and</strong> AF conviction, avoid ID'ing<br />
specific CS in ROC. See also Advice <strong>for</strong><br />
H&S 11173(a). To avoid AF conviction as<br />
<strong>for</strong>gery, avoid sentence of 1 yr or more. See<br />
Notes "Safer Pleas" <strong>and</strong> "Drug Offenses"<br />
Business &<br />
Professions<br />
§25658(a)<br />
Selling liquor<br />
to a minor<br />
Not AF.<br />
Shdn't be CMT. No.<br />
Business &<br />
Professions<br />
§25662<br />
Health & Safety<br />
Code §<br />
11173(a)<br />
Possession,<br />
purchase, or<br />
consumption<br />
of liquor by a<br />
minor<br />
Prescription<br />
<strong>for</strong> controlled<br />
substance<br />
(CS) by fraud<br />
Not AF.<br />
Might be drug<br />
AF, <strong>for</strong>gery AF,<br />
or possibly fraud<br />
with $10k loss to<br />
victim/s<br />
(insurance?).<br />
See Advice.<br />
Shdn't be CMT. No, except multiple<br />
convictions could<br />
be evidence of<br />
alcoholism, which<br />
is an inadmissibility<br />
grnd <strong>and</strong> bar to<br />
"good moral<br />
character."<br />
May be<br />
divisible, e.g.<br />
11173(b) not<br />
CMT<br />
Deportable, To avoid CS AF <strong>and</strong> deportability under CS<br />
inadmissible <strong>for</strong> CS ground, plead to straight <strong>for</strong>gery, false<br />
conviction if ROC personation, etc. or other non-CS<br />
ID's specific CS. alternative. Or, to avoid CS AF, plead to<br />
straight possession. Or, to avoid all CS<br />
consequences, do not plead to specific CS<br />
on record; see H&S 11350 Advice. To avoid<br />
<strong>for</strong>gery AF, avoid one-year sentence<br />
imposed. If insurance lost $10,000 consult<br />
Notes.<br />
AF = Aggravated Felony<br />
COV = Crime of Violence<br />
CMT = Crime Involving Moral Turpitude<br />
CS = Controlled Substance<br />
DV = Domestic Violence<br />
ROC = Record of Conviction