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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW CITY OF NEWARK IDENTIFICATION CARD PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED AND FURTHER REPEALING ORDINANCE 6S Fb, SEPTEMBER 15, 1993.
Sponsors: Gonzalez/Crump
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WHEREAS, there is a recognition that many residents within the City of Newark often times do not have access to various forms of identification and thus have difficulty obtaining services such as banking accounts, access to health care services, as well as public/government buildings, and
WHEREAS, there are also many undocumented immigrant residents who are unable to produce acceptable documentation and thus, as a result thereof, have great difficulty in obtaining services, and
WHEREAS, it has also been documented in New Haven, Connecticut, that there was a dramatic decrease in robberies/armed robberies against undocumented immigrant workers after the implementation of city identification cards in New Haven, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, the availability of City identification cards will be helpful to displaced youth in addition to many residents and immigrants; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council in conjunction with the Mayor of the City of Newark believe the availability of City identification cards will be positive and productive for so many residents within the City of Newark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, shall include the following:
City of Newark Identification Card Program.
The City of Newark hereby establishes a City of Newark Identification Card Program, which shall be issued to individuals who can prove their identity and residency, in accordance with the terms of this ordinance, which shall be liberally interpreted.
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