HB 2108 Summary

• Expands the definition of "communication" from mail only to include written, verbal, nonverbal, electronic communications, and telephone calls in victim protection statutes for both adult inmates and committed juveniles.

• Requires prosecutors to notify crime victims within 15 days of sentencing or commitment about their right to request that inmates or committed youth not send them any form of communication.

• Mandates that the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Corrections enforce victim communication restrictions and impose sanctions on offenders who violate requests, including reduction or denial of earned release credits.

• Applies restrictions to victims, members of the victim's family, and members of the victim's household as designated by the victim on notification request forms.

• Updates cross-references in A.R.S. § 31-235 from section 13-3004 to section 13-3001 regarding definitions of communication service providers and remote computing services.