AZ SB1224

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 13-101 and 13-101.01 to revise the stated purposes of criminal law.

Adds a new eighth purpose to section 13-101 focusing on applying restorative justice principles to make victims and communities whole while holding offenders accountable through rehabilitative means.

Revises section 13-101.01 to emphasize that the criminal law's purpose includes applying restorative justice principles whenever possible as a means to ensure public safety.

Makes technical corrections to existing statutory language, including replacing "upon" with "on" and "which" with "that" for grammatical accuracy.