Senate Bill 1675 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-1105 to add child sex trafficking under section 13-3212 as a predicate felony for first degree murder.

• A person who commits child sex trafficking and causes a death in the course of or immediate flight from that offense can be prosecuted for first degree murder.

• First degree murder in this context remains a class 1 felony punishable by death or life imprisonment.

• No specific mental state beyond what is required for committing child sex trafficking is necessary for the murder charge under this scenario.