AZ SB1377

Law enforcement agencies must report to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission the number of individuals arrested but released without charges, including their race and ethnicity.

Prosecutors must report the number of individuals for whom formal charges were dismissed, along with their race and ethnicity.

Court clerks must report the number of individuals admitted into diversion programs, including their race, ethnicity, and the type of diversion program.

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shall annually publish this reported information on its website, aggregated by county, race, ethnicity, and diversion program type, along with an assessment of information quality.

Defines key terms including "arrested but released without being charged," "diversion from prosecution," "law enforcement agency," and "race and ethnicity" for purposes of the reporting requirements.