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AZ HB2637

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2015

Primary Sponsor

Jay Lawrence

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona law on interfering with judicial proceedings to allow courts to impose global positioning system (GPS) or electronic monitoring on defendants convicted of violating orders of protection or injunctions against harassment.

  • Permits courts to impose a fee on defendants to offset the cost of the monitoring device required under the order.

  • Elevates a second or subsequent violation of a court order involving an order of protection, injunction against harassment, or injunction against workplace harassment from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony.

  • Maintains all existing definitions of interfering with judicial proceedings, including disorderly conduct in court, disobeying court orders, refusing to serve as a witness or juror, and publishing false reports of court proceedings.

Legislative Description

Interference; judicial proceedings; monitoring; classification

Last Action

Referred to House JUD Committee

2/12/2015

Full Bill Text

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