Lawful status defined

For the purposes of this chapter, the term, lawful status, means that a person is a citizen or national of the United States or is an alien who:

(1) Is lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;

(2) Has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;

(3) Has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;

(4) Has a valid nonimmigrant status in the United States;

(5) Has a pending application for asylum in the United States;

(6) Has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States;

(7) Has approved deferred action status; or

(8) Has a pending application for lawful permanent residence (LPR) or conditional permanent resident status.

Source: SL 2009, ch 154, § 2, eff. Dec. 31, 2009.