Bill Text: AZ SB1284 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Lifetime probation; sexual offenses; termination
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-15 - House third reading FAILED voting: (25-33-1-0) [SB1284 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2023-SB1284-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed
technical correction; home health agencies (now: lifetime probation; sexual offenses; termination) |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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SENATE BILL 1284 |
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An Act
amending title 13, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 13-912 and 13-922; relating to probation.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 13-912 and 13-922, to read:
13-912. Modification of lifetime probation; sexual offenses; applicability
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is placed on lifetime probation for a sexual offense may not petition the court for an order terminating probation before the following expiration of time:
1. for a class 2 or 3 felony conviction, twenty years after the date that the person was placed on probation.
2. For a class 4, 5 or 6 felony conviction, ten years after the date that the person was placed on probation.
B. This section does not apply to a person who requests an annual probation review hearing pursuant to section 13-923.
13-922. Probation termination or modification; sexual offenses; criminal records check
If a person is placed on probation for a felony sexual offense, the probation department shall complete an investigation of arrest notifications and warrant checks to determine whether the person has any current or pending criminal charges before recommending a modification or early termination of the person's PROBATION sentence. The court may not issue an order terminating or modifying the person's probation sentence if there is a current or pending criminal charge against the person.
