AZ HB2523

Requires strip searches of prisoners to be conducted only by a correctional officer of the same gender as the prisoner in a designated strip search room, with exceptions allowed by shift commanders for immediate situations using alternative private areas

Prohibits correctional officers from touching any part of a prisoner's body during strip searches, except when inspecting hair on the prisoner's head

Requires pat searches to be conducted by same-gender correctional officers, but allows opposite-gender officers to conduct pat searches in emergency situations under specific conditions

Mandates documentation in the correctional service log for cross-gender pat searches, including officer names, badge numbers, prisoner identification, and the reason for the cross-gender search

Defines "pat search" as a search conducted by patting down or frisking the body of a clothed prisoner