AZ SB1586

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

Prosecutors must report the number of individuals for whom formal charges were dismissed, including the race and ethnicity of each individual.

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

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shall annually publish this information on its public website, aggregated by county, race, ethnicity, and type of diversion program, 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."