Bill Text: AZ SB1291 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Inmate credit for imprisonment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-13 - Governor Signed [SB1291 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-SB1291-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SENATE BILL 1291 |
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AN ACT
amending section 31-145, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to labor by prisoners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 31-145, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
31-145. Allowance for hard labor in reduction of fine
A. A prisoner sentenced to pay a fine shall be allowed not to exceed ten fifty dollars per day credited to the fine for each day he is employed at hard labor.
B. A person committed for nonpayment of a fine shall be given credit toward payment for each day of imprisonment at the rate specified in the commitment not to exceed ten fifty dollars per day.
C. A prisoner who refuses to perform hard labor for payment of a fine is subject to the consequences for nonpayment of fines in section 13‑810.
