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AZ HB2530

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2012

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Patterson

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 31-121 to extend municipal court warrant provisions regarding incarceration cost responsibility.

  • Cities and towns must pay incarceration costs for individuals arrested on warrants issued by municipal courts, in addition to those charged in municipal court proceedings.

  • Clarifies that incarceration cost obligations apply to both charges filed in municipal court and arrests made on municipal court-issued warrants.

  • Maintains existing provisions that county jail districts bear costs for prisoners committed by county or political subdivision authority in counties with established districts.

  • Preserves cities' and towns' ability to recover incarceration costs through other statutory mechanisms.

Legislative Description

Incarceration costs; municipal court warrants

Last Action

Referred to House MAPS Committee

1/19/2012

Full Bill Text

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