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AZ HB2246

Bill

Status

Passed

4/12/2018

Primary Sponsor

Eddie Farnsworth

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 31-129 to update the definition of prohibited substances that cannot be knowingly brought into a jail or jail grounds.

  • Replaces outdated language listing "opium, morphine, cocaine or other narcotic" with modern classifications of "marijuana, narcotic drug or dangerous drug" as defined in Section 13-3401.

  • Maintains existing prohibitions on bringing intoxicating liquor, firearms, weapons, or explosives into a jail.

  • Preserves the criminal penalty of a class 5 felony for unauthorized persons who violate the statute.

  • Adds a definitions section specifying that "marijuana," "narcotic drug," and "dangerous drug" have the same meanings as prescribed in Arizona's drug classification statute.

Legislative Description

Jail; prohibited items; drugs

Drugs

Last Action

Chapter 202

4/12/2018

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