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SB 1064: court security officers; certification; powers

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Borrelli, LD 5

BILL STATUS: Transmitted to Governor

                               

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NotePermits the courts to use certified court security officers who, while engaged in official duties, possess the powers and duties of peace officers.

History

A peace officer is any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests (A.R.S. § 13-105(29)). Examples of peace officers include Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers, county sheriffs, and city police officers (A.R.S. §§ 11-441; 41-1713(A)(3); Phoenix City Code § 2-119(b)). Peace officers' powers and duties vary by jurisdiction but generally include the power and duty to:

1.       Preserve the peace;

2.       Arrest people who commit public offenses; and

3.       Prevent breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections.

Peace officers are certified by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) (A.R.S. § 41-1822).

Provisions

1.       Allows each court to use certified court security officers for the safety of all judicial branch employees and facilities.

2.       Requires a court security officer to be an employee of the judicial branch.

3.       Requires the Arizona Supreme Court to certify court security officers.

4.       Allows a certified court security officer, in the performance of their duties, to do all the following in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds, or where a court is convening:

a.       Detain a person with reasonable cause and for a reasonable time to contact a law enforcement officer and maintain the safety and well-being of a person on the premises;

b.       Refuse to allow a weapon or unlawful material;

c.        Respond to threats and emergencies involving a judicial branch employee; and

d.       Receive information from a law enforcement agency regarding threats.

5.       Exempts certified court security officers from retirement plans available to state public safety employees.

 

 

 

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Fifty-fourth Legislature                               SB 1064

First Regular Session                    Version 4: Transmitted

 

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