REFERENCE TITLE: law enforcement; protective armor; costs

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013

HB 2388

Introduced by Representatives Pierce, Borrelli, Gallego, Seel, Stevens: Cardenas, Contreras, Dial, Kwasman, Shope, Senator Bradley

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-1110; relating to law enforcement officers.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1110, to read:

START_STATUTE38-1110.  Protective armor; reimbursement; replacement

A law enforcement agency that receives monies pursuant to section 12-116.04 or 41-1723 for officer safety equipment shall do the following:

1.  Reimburse a law enforcement officer who purchases protective armor in an amount of, at a minimum, one thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars or the actual cost of the protective armor.

2.  On expiration of the service life of a law enforcement officer's protective armor, Replace the law enforcement officer's protective armor with protective armor that meets current national standards for protective armor.END_STATUTE