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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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CHAPTER 300
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SENATE BILL 1064 |
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AN ACT
amending title 12, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 12; relating to court security.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 12, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 12, to read:
ARTICLE 12. COURT SECURITY OFFICERS
12-299.10. Court security officers; certification; powers and duties
A. Each court may use certified court security officers to ensure the safety of judicial branch employees and facilities. A certified court security officer must be an employee of the judicial branch. The supreme court shall certify court security officers.
B. A certified court security officer, in the performance of the officer's duties, may do all of the following:
1. With reasonable cause, detain a person on the premises for a reasonable time to contact a law enforcement officer and maintain the safety and well‑being of a person who is in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.
2. Refuse to allow a weapon or unlawful material in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.
3. Respond to threats to and emergencies involving a judicial branch employee in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.
4. Receive information from a law enforcement agency regarding threats to a judicial branch facility or judicial branch grounds or to a judicial branch employee.
C. A certified court security officer is not eligible for enrollment in the retirement plans established by title 38, chapter 5, article 4, 4.1, 4.2 or 6 due solely to employment as a certified court security officer.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 7, 2019.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 7, 2019.