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AZ SB1095

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Heather Carter

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session (2019)

AI Summary

  • Eliminates natural life sentences for juveniles convicted of first degree murder, allowing them to be sentenced to life with parole eligibility after serving 25 calendar years (or 35 years if victim was under 15 or unborn).

  • Creates parole eligibility for juveniles sentenced to 25+ consecutive years for any offense committed before age 18, allowing parole after completion of 25 calendar years.

  • Requires the Arizona Supreme Court to remand all cases where juveniles were previously sentenced to natural life or 25+ years, striking those sentences and replacing them with sentences allowing parole eligibility after 25 years.

  • Modifies violent sexual assault provisions to restrict natural life sentences to offenders who were at least 18 years old at time of offense.

  • Updates terrorism sentencing to restrict natural life sentences to offenders who were at least 18 years old at time of offense, allowing life sentences with parole eligibility for juvenile offenders.

Legislative Description

Juveniles; maximum sentence; commutation

Sentencing

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/23/2019

Full Bill Text

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