REFERENCE TITLE: municipalities; peace officer staffing requirement

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

HB 2340

 

Introduced by

Representative Lawrence: Senator Borrelli

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 9, chapter 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 6; relating to peace officers.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


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

Section 1.  Title 9, chapter 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 6, to read:

ARTICLE 6.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

START_STATUTE9-1001.  Peace officers; minimum staffing requirement

A city or town that has a population of five hundred thousand or more persons shall provide a minimum of two and one‑half peace officers for every one thousand persons. END_STATUTE