HB 2385 Summary

• Prohibits courts from ordering juveniles or their parents/guardians to pay fees, fines, costs, surcharges, or monetary assessments that are not specifically required by the offense itself.

• Repeals sections 8-241 and 8-418 Arizona Revised Statutes, which previously allowed courts to impose parental assessment orders and collect fees from juveniles and families for detention, foster care, and court services.

• Eliminates monetary sanctions in juvenile diversion and community-based alternative programs, while maintaining restitution to victims as a requirement.

• Voids all unpaid outstanding balances and civil judgments for fees and assessments imposed on juveniles or parents before the effective date of this act, requiring courts to vacate these debts within six months.

• Makes conforming amendments to statutes governing juvenile probation, counsel fees, surcharges on traffic violations, and detention cost assessments to remove references to juvenile payment obligations.