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AZ HB2164
Bill
Status
3/30/2015
Primary Sponsor
Sonny Borrelli
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law to require judges consider whether an accused has prior arrests or convictions for serious, violent, or aggravated felonies when determining bail or release conditions.
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Adds consideration of whether the accused poses danger to others in the community and results of risk or lethality assessments in domestic violence cases as factors in bail determinations.
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Requires judges to consider whether the accused entered or remained in the United States illegally and whether the accused's residence is in Arizona, another state, or outside the United States when setting bail.
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Modifies section 13-3906 to reference the new bail consideration factors in section 13-3967, subsection B, paragraph 14 when transmitting citizenship information to courts and prosecutors.
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Clarifies terminology by replacing "dangerous weapon" with "deadly weapon" in conditions that can be imposed on released persons.
Legislative Description
Release; bailable offenses; evidence
Last Action
Chapter 100
3/30/2015