SB 1152 Summary

• Amends Title 22, Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Chapter 6 to establish homeless courts in Arizona counties.

• Authorizes the presiding judge of the superior court in each county to establish a homeless court to adjudicate cases filed in justice of the peace courts or municipal courts.

• Grants the presiding judge authority to establish eligibility criteria for case referral to the homeless court, with justice of the peace or municipal court judges able to refer eligible cases.

• Maintains jurisdiction in the originating justice of the peace or municipal court while allowing any judicial officer in the county to adjudicate referred cases.

• Requires the originating court to notify the prosecutor of any criminal case referred to the homeless court.