AZ HB2711

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 12-2312 to clarify that records of communications submitted to silent witness, crime stopper, or operation game thief programs are not public records.

Prohibits disclosure of silent witness program records except when a defendant in a criminal trial or plaintiff in a civil action files a motion asserting the records contain material information.

Requires courts to conduct in camera review of requested records to determine if information is material to a defendant's guilt or punishment, or necessary to a plaintiff's civil case.

Allows civil plaintiffs to access records only if they were charged with or convicted of a crime based on the communication, the charges were dismissed or conviction overturned, and they demonstrate the nullified claim resulted from wrongful acts related to the record.

Requires courts to return undisclosed materials to the administering agency and retain them for one year following expiration of direct appeal rights in criminal cases or until civil appeal rights are exhausted.