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AZ SB1005

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Kavanagh

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Renames the "alternative dispute resolution fund" to the "alternative dispute resolution and access to justice fund" throughout Arizona statutes.

  • Expands the fund's purpose to include programs that improve citizen access to and use of the court system, not just alternative dispute resolution programs.

  • Adjusts fee distribution percentages in superior courts (12-284.03), justice courts (22-281), and notary bond fees (41-178) to deposit into the renamed fund.

  • Modifies section 25-414 to clarify that civil penalties for violations of visitation or parenting time orders (capped at $100 per violation) are transmitted to the alternative dispute resolution and access to justice fund.

  • Makes minor technical corrections to statutory language regarding court costs, attorney fees, and timing requirements in family law proceedings.

Legislative Description

Alternative dispute resolution; justice; fund

Penalties

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/14/2025
Judiciary and Elections1/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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