Senate Engrossed |
State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SENATE BILL 1291 |
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AN ACT
amending section 31-145, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to labor by prisoners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 31-145, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
31-145. Allowance for hard labor in reduction of fine
A. A prisoner sentenced to pay a fine shall be allowed not to exceed ten fifty dollars per day credited to the fine for each day he is employed at hard labor.
B. A person committed for nonpayment of a fine shall be given credit toward payment for each day of imprisonment at the rate specified in the commitment not to exceed ten fifty dollars per day.
C. A prisoner who refuses to perform hard labor for payment of a fine is subject to the consequences for nonpayment of fines in section 13‑810.