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AZ SB1410

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2020

Primary Sponsor

David Farnsworth

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona law (A.R.S. § 13-1310) to add a new classification for child abduction offenses committed by a biological parent.

  • Creates a class 1 misdemeanor penalty when a biological parent takes or fails to return a child from state agency custody, provided the parent has no prior convictions for child abuse or offenses listed in chapters 14 or 35.1 of Arizona Revised Statutes.

  • Maintains existing felony classifications for non-parent abductions (class 3, 4, or 6 felonies depending on whether the child is taken out of state, remains in state, or is voluntarily returned within 48 hours).

  • Applies to children under custody of the Department of Child Safety or the Department of Juvenile Corrections.

Legislative Description

Child abduction; biological parent; misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/30/2020

Full Bill Text

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