SB 1225 Summary

• Arizona Criminal Justice Commission must present annual reports to the legislature and public on prosecutorial data from the previous calendar year, with first report due by July 1, 2023.

• Attorney General must collect and provide to the Commission biweekly data on defendants including demographics (race, ethnicity, gender), age, residence zip code, primary language, indigent status, and charges (misdemeanor, felony, or both).

• Attorney General must collect detailed case data including offense dates and locations, custody dates, arraignment dates, attorney assignment dates, court appearances, and disposition dates for each defendant and charge.

• Attorney General must collect pretrial release data including bail/bond determinations, monetary conditions, payment methods, release dates, revocations, and reasons for denying pretrial release.

• Board of Executive Clemency must report biweekly on parole and community supervision violation hearing outcomes and revocations; entities failing to comply lose eligibility for state grants and criminal justice commission funding for five years.