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AZ HB2634
Bill
Status
1/30/2020
Primary Sponsor
Walter Blackman
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AI Summary
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Requires the Attorney General and each county attorney to submit detailed criminal justice reports every six months beginning January 1, 2021, including data on felony and misdemeanor cases, plea agreements, trial outcomes, and sentences.
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Mandates collection of specific defendant demographic information (age, race, ethnicity, gender, language, disability status) and case details (charges, dates, bail amounts, diversion offers, discovery disclosures) for each individual case.
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Requires separate reporting on drug-related charges with drug type and weight information, and mandates annual publication by county attorneys and public defenders' offices of staffing, caseload, and resource expenditure data.
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Directs the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to serve as the central collection point, consolidate data within 60 days, calculate recidivism rates, and publish all reports on their website in machine-readable, publicly accessible format without personal identifying information.
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Authorizes the Attorney General to withhold state funding distribution to county attorneys that fail to comply with reporting requirements, with funding restored only after full compliance and Attorney General certification.
Legislative Description
Criminal justice case information; reporting
Reporting
Last Action
House read second time
2/3/2020