AZ HB2550

Amends victim interview protections in juvenile delinquency cases (A.R.S. § 8-412) and criminal cases (A.R.S. § 13-4433) to establish procedures for defense requests to interview victims.

Requires the defendant, defendant's attorney, or their agents to initiate victim contact only through the prosecutor's office, which must promptly inform the victim of the interview request and their right to refuse.

Grants victims the right to refuse interviews, select interview time and place, impose conditions, terminate interviews at any time, and refuse to answer questions, with prosecutor authority to seek protective court orders.

Allows prosecutors to attend all interviews and receive copies of transcripts or recordings at their expense.

Adds requirement that if a defendant or attorney comments at trial on a victim's refusal to be interviewed, the court must instruct the jury that victims have a constitutional right to refuse interviews.