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AZ HB2522
Bill
Status
1/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Tom Chabin
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AI Summary
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Modifies sentencing ranges for first-time felony offenders by removing separate mitigated and aggravated sentencing tiers and establishing minimum and maximum sentencing ranges within presumptive sentences for Classes 2-6 felonies.
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Changes repetitive offender sentencing thresholds, requiring three felony convictions (instead of two) for Category One offender status and four convictions (instead of three) for Category Two offender status.
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Adds new section 13-714 allowing courts to impose a minimum term of one year or the minimum applicable term (whichever is shorter) for drug offenders whose probation is revoked for non-criminal violations.
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Updates release eligibility timelines, permitting temporary removal or release within 90 days of release for serious/violent felonies and within 180 days for other offenses.
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Adds "prior felony conviction" definition meaning any felony conviction entered before commission of a new offense, and reclassifies sexual exploitation of a minor into separate paragraphs distinguishing possession from other conduct.
Legislative Description
Sentencing; minimum and maximum terms
Last Action
Referred to House JUD Committee
2/15/2012