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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session |
Senate: JUD DP 7-0-0-0 │ 3rd Read 17-13-0-0 |
SB1141: detention officers; arrest warrant; custody
Sponsor: Senator Livingston, LD 22
Committee on Public Safety
Overview
Expands the ability in which a detention officer can arrest a person pursuant to an existing warrant.
History
A detention officer, acting in an official capacity, can arrest a person who is already incarcerated in or who surrenders to a jail facility at which the officer is employed if there is a warrant. Detention officer is defined as a person who is not an elected official but is employed by a county, city or town and is responsible for the supervision, protection, care, custody or control of inmates in a county or municipal correctional institution (A.R.S. § 13-3907).
Provisions
1. Expands the ability in which a detention officer can arrest a person pursuant to an existing warrant if the person is either:
a) At a hospital to which the detention officer is assigned, and the person being arrested is under law enforcement supervision or custody while in the facility;
b) At a court facility to which the detention officer is assigned; or
c) In a jail facility as a visitor when the person is found to have an outstanding warrant. (Sec. 1)
2. Specifies the detention officer's ability to arrest a person must be pursuant to an arrest warrant. (Sec. 1)
3. Specifies a detention officer, acting in official capacity and pursuant to an existing warrant, can arrest a person who is already incarcerated or surrenders at a jail facility in which the detention officer is employed at. (Sec. 1)
4. Enables a detention officer to take custody of a person who is remanded into custody by a judicial officer during a court proceeding while acting in official capacity. (Sec. 1)
5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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