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AZ SB1015
Bill
Status
1/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Edward Ableser
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 25-403.05 to prohibit courts from granting sole or joint legal decision-making or unsupervised parenting time to registered sex offenders or persons convicted of first-degree murder of the child's other parent, unless the court finds no significant risk to the child and states reasons in writing.
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Requires consideration of whether the convicted parent was a victim of domestic violence or suffered trauma from abuse by the murdered parent when making custody determinations in first-degree murder cases.
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Mandates that a child's parent or custodian immediately notify the other parent or custodian if a convicted or registered sex offender or person convicted of a dangerous crime against children may have access to the child, using first-class mail with return receipt, electronic mail, or court-approved communication.
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Establishes that if a child is conceived as a result of sexual assault, the father convicted of that assault has no right to legal decision-making or parenting time with the child.
Legislative Description
Parenting time; decision-making; assault; prohibition
Last Action
Referred to Senate JUD Committee
1/14/2014